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Alfred Merkelbach

Zeltingen-Rachtig • Germany

weingueter.jpgImage: Deutsches Weininstitut
Barrique cellar in a German winery (Symbolic photo)

Alfred Merkelbach

Uferallee 23
54492 Zeltingen-Rachtig
Germany
Phone: +49 6532 2081
Internet: www.weingut-merkelbach.de
E‑mail: weingut.merkelbach@selbach-oster.de

The Wines at a Glance

WinewhitesweetWeißer Riesling

2010 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling “Fuder 10” Spätlese

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2602055 10 11 • 9.5 % vol alcohol

16🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 9 July 2011 by our jury

WinewhitesweetWeißer Riesling

2009 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling “Fuder 18” Spätlese *

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2602055 18 10 • 10.5 % vol alcohol

13🯅

Tasted on 6 June 2013 by Werner Elflein

Bright straw yellow. Discreet planty nose. Discreet apple-citrus scent. On the tongue with a rather pale opening. One-dimensional, creamy fruit. Sweetness and alcohol find no balance at 10.5 % vol alcohol and correspondingly low residual sugar. Some mango in the finish. Shows little structure (probably due to high yield), but lacks depth and length.

15.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 9 July 2011 by our jury

WinewhitesweetWeißer Riesling

2009 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling “Fuder 14” Auslese

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2602055 14 10 • 9 % vol alcohol

16🯅

Tasted on 17 November 2015 by Werner Elflein

Greenish straw yellow. Fruity bouquet of peach, grapefruit and Williams pear. Classic selection style with moderate residual sugar at the expense of a higher alcohol yield, but well-balanced. Juicy Riesling fruit, animating and currently probably in best drinking maturity. Very good length.

16.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 9 July 2011 by our jury

WinewhitesweetWeißer Riesling

2007 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling “Fuder 22” Spätlese

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2602055 22 08 • 9 % vol alcohol

14🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 9 July 2011 by our jury

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🯅🯅🯅The rating is based on a tasting by our jury and indicates the Mean value calculated by us from the individual ratings of the tasters. Our mean value is based on the median.
⚖The wine was evaluated in a blind tasting. We have strict rules for blind tastings. The tasters do not receive any information that would allow them to identify the wines. The tasters are only given access to further information that goes beyond the subject matter if it is absolutely necessary for understanding the wines.
🕓We only had limited time to taste the wine  - typically during an open tasting event, such as a wine fair. It was therefore not possible to observe the development of the wine in the glass over a longer period of time. The informative value of our rating may therefore be limited under certain circumstances.
⛬The wine was tasted as a barrel sample or before an official test number (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or Staatliche Prüfnummer) was issued. We only accept samples of unfilled wines in exceptional cases, and then only if we can assume sufficient stability in the bottle for a period of at least three months.
▲During our tasting, the wine showed conspicuous sensory characteristics. This does not necessarily have to be a wine fault. We categorise the quality and quantity of the abnormality and include it in the rating. Wine faults such as cork taint or an atypical ageing generally lead to a complete rejection.
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