Karl Schaefer

Bad Dürkheim • Germany

Barrique cellar in a German winery

The wines at a glance

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⧛	The rating of the wine reflects the mean value from a tasting by our jury.
⚖	The wine was evaluated in a blind tasting.
⛬	The wine was tasted as a barrel sample or before an official test number (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or Staatliche Prüfnummer) was issued.
▲	The wine exhibited a sensory abnormality during our tasting. This does not necessarily have to be a qualitative defect or a wine fault. In the case of a qualitative impairment, a devaluation or rejection was made depending on the type and severity of the defect or wine fault.

Karl Schaefer

Weinstraße Süd 30
67098 Bad Dürkheim
Germany
Phone: +49 6322 2138
Fax: +49 6322 8729
Internet: www.karl-schaefer.com
E‑mail: info@karl-schaefer.com

WinewhitedryRiesling

2016 Dürkheim Spielberg Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ERSTE LAGE®

Germany

Pfalz • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 5160256 12 17 • 13 % alcohol

Tasted on 12 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

Lemon yellow. Straightforward Riesling aroma, marked by chalky soil, with aromas of yellow citrus fruits. Appealing incipient ripeness on the nose. Predominantly planty, but also floral hints. Fresh, lively and taut in the mouth, with piquant but well-integrated acidity. Exotic component with notes of passion fruit. Tastes very dry. Excellent length. Unadorned Mittelhaardt purism.

Sparkling winewhitebrutRiesling

Riesling Sekt brut

Germany

Pfalz • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 5160256 20 20 • 12.5 % alcohol

14⧛⚖

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by our jury

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by Werner Elflein

14⚖

Tasted on 14 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 14 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

Light straw yellow. Very fine, slowly rising perlage. Yeasty aroma of citrus and flint. Clear sparkling wine character, again with a pronounced citrus note. Slight bitterness, elderberry in the finish, good length.

Sparkling winewhitebrutPinot Gris

Pinot Gris Sekt brut

Germany

Pfalz • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 5160256 21 20 • 12.5 % alcohol

14⧛⚖

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by our jury

15.5

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by Werner Elflein

15.5⚖

Tasted on 3 July 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 3 July 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

Straw yellow. Many fine, quickly rising bubbles. In the nose yellow apple, recognisable oxidation of the base wine, burnt match and hazelnut. Elegant mousseux, fine fruit nuances, very good balance on the palate, creamy fullness, excellent length.

Sparkling winewhitebrutChardonnay

Chardonnay Sekt brut

Germany

Pfalz • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 5160256 34 18 • 12.5 % alcohol

15.5⧛⚖

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by our jury

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by Werner Elflein

18⚖

Tasted on 6 June 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 6 June 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

Straw yellow. Many fine bubbles. In the nose brioche, green strawberry, burnt match and burnt almond. In the mouth restrained in fruit, with elegant mousseux and again hints of strawberry. Deep and complex, very well balanced. A hint of white chocolate on the finish. Excellent length.

Sparkling winewhite from red grapesbrutPinot Noir

Spätburgunder Blanc de Noirs Sekt brut

Germany

Pfalz • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 5160256 33 18 • 12.5 % alcohol

14.5⧛⚖

Tasted on 2 November 2021 by our jury

Tasted on 2 November 2021 by Werner Elflein

13⚖

Tasted on 16 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 17 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

Pale golden copper rosé. At the beginning quickly rising perlage, but calms down after a while. Oxidative, rather closed aroma with discreet yellow fruity nuances. Also primarily characterised by oxidative notes in the mouth. Some liquorice in the finish. Medium length.