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High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Kelly Young » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:29 pm

Am I right in my thinking that many of the better producers high acid 2010s might be well set for the long haul? Or are they just out of balance and will always be so? Any thoughts would be appreciated, though I should note I already went crazy (for me) today on that vintage.
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by David M. Bueker » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:05 pm

Actually, unless you really like acid I would drink sooner rather than later. Sugar fades faster than acid tames.
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Kelly Young » Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:52 am

David M. Bueker wrote:Sugar fades faster than acid tames.


Apologies for pulling this from the deep dark past.

You know this has been rattling around in my brain since you posted this. A long time I know. I think I have a handle on it but then I think I don't. Did you mean that high acid vintages/wines need enough "stuffing" to surround them to make them last the long haul? I think that's what you meant.

In any case, I know it's only 4 years from vintage but the 2010s that I've been starting to open have been stunning. I'm beginning to think I should have gone even longer on the lot of 'em. the 2010 Weins-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett I popped a couple of weeks back was flavor jetting out in all directions. I think the bottle cost me $18.
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by David M. Bueker » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:29 pm

I am not surprised that the 2010s would be really tasty now.

I am more worried about 20 years down the road. Some of the 1994s are showing great while others are harshly acidic. Same goes for the 1996s. The wines were sweeter in 2010 (mega-ripe grapes), so that will likely help.
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:30 am

David, we have some great pricing for Weins Prum up here. The 2011 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese is under $30 Cdn.
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Tim York » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:41 am

How are "trocken" 2010s showing? High acidity with less than 9g/l Rs for balance?
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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by win_fried » Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:29 am

Tim York wrote:How are "trocken" 2010s showing? High acidity with less than 9g/l Rs for balance?


About a year ago Rainer Kaltenecker (I very much appreciate his writings) posted in his blog about the development of the Great Growth from 2010:

http://toaster.wordpress.com/riesling-g ... chenreife/

I hope Google Translate gets the meaning through.

His summary

"2010 wird vermutlich als das hochwertigere Jahr für trockene GGs im Vergleich zu 2009 in die Geschichte eingehen und zählt somit zu den überdurchschnittlichen Jahren des ersten Jahrzehnts."

translates to

2010 will probably enter history as the better year for dry great growths compared to 2009 and thus is among the above average years of the first decade.

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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Fredrik L » Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:05 am

I just bought more Egon Müller and I am not planning to drink them sooner than later. I love the vintage! :D

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Re: High Acid 2010 from Germany and longevity

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:00 pm

Bob Parsons Alberta wrote:David, we have some great pricing for Weins Prum up here. The 2011 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese is under $30 Cdn.


Great find today, the 2011 has been discounted to $14 Cdn...load up the truck!
Plus for $10 I purchased one bottle of the 2012 Ockfener Scharzberg Riesling from Meilen Weinkellerei GMBH. Thinking a very good quaffing wine before Xmas meal :) .

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