Später-Veit
No. 1 Spätburgunder
Mosel, Germany
Needs 15 minutes to get going but oh man when it does. Gorgeous mid season cherry, slate, minerals, spices, deep ethereal aromas. Heavenly. Wood spice. Palate is at once creamy and ripe and also teeming with energy and freshness. Superb cut and precision and velvety almost fully resolved velvety and ripe tannins. Drinking so well. I’d get started on these as this will not get better than it is today.
Needs 15 minutes to get going but oh man when it does. Gorgeous mid season cherry, slate, minerals, spices, deep ethereal aromas. Heavenly. Wood spice. Palate is at once creamy and ripe and also teeming with energy and freshness. Superb cut and precision and velvety almost fully resolved velvety and ripe tannins. Drinking so well. I’d get started on these as this will not get better than it is today.
Aug 8th, 2020Youthful nose, cherry, cherry flower, freshness abounds with also some other non cherry flower florals, also some wet earth and even some slate. Gorgeous but will be insane in 30 minutes. I know this wine. Sweet, decadent, layered, layers of cherry fruit and even some cassis but remains lacey and fresh. Terrific almost NSG grip but terrific sweet fruit and ripe tannins. Tastes like the top wine in that it has serious grip and substance. Epic. Still young. But also still delicious.
Youthful nose, cherry, cherry flower, freshness abounds with also some other non cherry flower florals, also some wet earth and even some slate. Gorgeous but will be insane in 30 minutes. I know this wine. Sweet, decadent, layered, layers of cherry fruit and even some cassis but remains lacey and fresh. Terrific almost NSG grip but terrific sweet fruit and ripe tannins. Tastes like the top wine in that it has serious grip and substance. Epic. Still young. But also still delicious.
Dec 21st, 2019
Fragrant and delicate, this is still surprisingly fresh for a 9 year old PN this light. Cherry juice, powdery high-toned rock dust, and a sweet hickory note on the nose. It’s leaner and drier in the mouth than the nose would suggest, but was excellent with my Chicken Dijon tonight.
Fragrant and delicate, this is still surprisingly fresh for a 9 year old PN this light. Cherry juice, powdery high-toned rock dust, and a sweet hickory note on the nose. It’s leaner and drier in the mouth than the nose would suggest, but was excellent with my Chicken Dijon tonight.
Sep 9th, 2019I wonder if this was bad. Way too tart. Sour. Unpleasant. Too old? I tossed it. First Fass wine I didn’t love.
I wonder if this was bad. Way too tart. Sour. Unpleasant. Too old? I tossed it. First Fass wine I didn’t love.
Dec 16th, 2018
Herbal, transparent, resolved. Very pretty.
Herbal, transparent, resolved. Very pretty.
1 person found it helpfulMay 22nd, 2022
The evening theme is Pinot Noir from unexpected areas.
A red Mosel, Piesporter Falkenberg specifically.
Nose has white peppered ripe cherry, pink rose, violets, vine bark and wet slate.
Palate has ripe strawberry/cherry mashed onto slate slabs, great (medium) acidity, minor tannins, so balanced and amazing.
I believe that 2010 is the current release as of my notes (2019), but this Chambolle-like Spätburgunder likely has 10 years easily ahead. This is a great bottle, never would have guessed Mosel, ever.
Decanted ~4hrs.
The evening theme is Pinot Noir from unexpected areas.
A red Mosel, Piesporter Falkenberg specifically.
Nose has white peppered ripe cherry, pink rose, violets, vine bark and wet slate.
Palate has ripe strawberry/cherry mashed onto slate slabs, great (medium) acidity, minor tannins, so balanced and amazing.
I believe that 2010 is the current release as of my notes (2019), but this Chambolle-like Spätburgunder likely has 10 years easily ahead. This is a great bottle, never would have guessed Mosel, ever.
Decanted ~4hrs.
Bam! Another one that tastes like a crunchy Gevrey wine. Really amazing stuff.
Bam! Another one that tastes like a crunchy Gevrey wine. Really amazing stuff.
Stunning perfume. Spice, mid season cherries, chestnut, wood shavings, leafiness, slate, sick complex nose. Palate is inimitably juicy and has tremendous sap, grip and structure. As par the course for these top cuvees from SV. No rush and needs 2 hour decant.
Stunning perfume. Spice, mid season cherries, chestnut, wood shavings, leafiness, slate, sick complex nose. Palate is inimitably juicy and has tremendous sap, grip and structure. As par the course for these top cuvees from SV. No rush and needs 2 hour decant.
1 person found it helpfulJun 13th, 2018
Should have read @Matthew Cohen 's note before drinking. Decanted. Seemed like a fine, ordinary pn with mineral accents for the 1st hour. Then, it started to improve. After 2 hrs open, beautiful nose, with a touch of coffee, nice minerality, some sweet cocoa and red cherry. On the palate, nice acidity, beautiful red fruit, wet stone. Juicy red fruit leads into a finish showing somewhat unrefined grainy tannin. This needs loads of air to show its stuff, but probably better with a few more years in the bottle. @Lyle Fass great selection!
Should have read @Matthew Cohen 's note before drinking. Decanted. Seemed like a fine, ordinary pn with mineral accents for the 1st hour. Then, it started to improve. After 2 hrs open, beautiful nose, with a touch of coffee, nice minerality, some sweet cocoa and red cherry. On the palate, nice acidity, beautiful red fruit, wet stone. Juicy red fruit leads into a finish showing somewhat unrefined grainy tannin. This needs loads of air to show its stuff, but probably better with a few more years in the bottle. @Lyle Fass great selection!
1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2017What a nose, mineral, floral, so pretty, elegant mouthfeel. Mineral and ripe with great acidity. So pure. So fresh. Big tannins still. This will last a long time.
What a nose, mineral, floral, so pretty, elegant mouthfeel. Mineral and ripe with great acidity. So pure. So fresh. Big tannins still. This will last a long time.
1 person found it helpfulSep 3rd, 2016