100 points Luca Gardini: "A vineyard characterized by unique complexity and a subsoil with a striking minerality have been translated into this Spätlese with a very strong personality. On the nose, candied citron, tangerine peel, pineapple with hints of fresh thyme. Dense, thick and crunchy mouth. Iodized finish. (Jan 2021)"
98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Breathtaking complexity, thanks to an entire spectrum of fruit aromas (from apple to exotic fruit and a slew of berries), plus an entire microcosm of herbal and mineral notes! And the balance of racy acidity with all this and the merest hint of perceptible grape sweetness is like a lightning strike on a mountain top. Drink or hold. (4/12/21)"
95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2019 Domprobst Spätlese AP #5 from the Schaefer family is a touch richer in personality than the AP #10 from the same vineyard, but not with retaining the same beautiful filigree of classic Spätlese. The bouquet is deep, precise and quite expressive for a young Domprobst, wafting from the glass in a blend of pear, fresh apricot, orange blossoms, slate, incipient notes of honeycomb, violets and a topnote of lime zest. On the palate the wine is pure, fullish, complex and perfectly balanced, with bright acids, lovely focus and bounce and a long, refined and juicy finish. This is another gorgeous Spätlese. It is as approachable out of the blocks as the Himmelreich Spätlese, but given this terroir’s propensity to close down for long aging, I have to believe that this is a brief window of accessibility before it settles in for a bit of hibernation before really starting to stretch its wings. So try it over the next year, or bury it for another six or seven years before starting to drink it in earnest. 2020-2070. (Jul/Aug 2020)"
95 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2019 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #5 is clear and coolish on the flinty nose that represents perfectly ripe and precise fruit with some minty notes. Lush and piquant on the palate, this is a pure, tight, refreshing, stimulatingly piquant and salty and finessed Spätlese with a lot of grip and expression. Tasted from AP 5 20 in June 2020. Drink: 2020-2060. (Aug 2020)"
95 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 05 20. The 2019er Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese AP 05 was made essentially from grapes harvested in the Fergert sector of the vineyard, and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar. It proves beautifully restrained and reveals a greatly fresh, pure, and wonderfully floral nose vineyards peach, pear, candied grapefruit, anise, herbs, spices, and tangerine. The wine develops some gorgeous fruity presence underpinned by ripe yet refined yellow fruits on the palate, and leaves a sense of smooth delicacy in the hugely long and intense finish. There is still a feel of intense and Auslese-styled sweetness, but the acidity comes through in the after-taste to add spices and cut. This truly remarkable wine only needs some patience in order to fully shine. 2032-2054. (Jun 2020)"
93 points Wine & Spirits: "[$58 list] From a particularly steep, warm parcel of blue-slate soils in the center of the Himmelreich vineyard, this is a sleek and succulent Spätlese. It’s long and elegant with sweet spiced-orange flavors slipping by along oily wet-slate mineral notes, focused and reserved. Given time in the cellar to relax, this should reveal more complexity. (Feb 2021)"
98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Breathtaking complexity, thanks to an entire spectrum of fruit aromas (from apple to exotic fruit and a slew of berries), plus an entire microcosm of herbal and mineral notes! And the balance of racy acidity with all this and the merest hint of perceptible grape sweetness is like a lightning strike on a mountain top. Drink or hold. (4/12/21)"
95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2019 Domprobst Spätlese AP #5 from the Schaefer family is a touch richer in personality than the AP #10 from the same vineyard, but not with retaining the same beautiful filigree of classic Spätlese. The bouquet is deep, precise and quite expressive for a young Domprobst, wafting from the glass in a blend of pear, fresh apricot, orange blossoms, slate, incipient notes of honeycomb, violets and a topnote of lime zest. On the palate the wine is pure, fullish, complex and perfectly balanced, with bright acids, lovely focus and bounce and a long, refined and juicy finish. This is another gorgeous Spätlese. It is as approachable out of the blocks as the Himmelreich Spätlese, but given this terroir’s propensity to close down for long aging, I have to believe that this is a brief window of accessibility before it settles in for a bit of hibernation before really starting to stretch its wings. So try it over the next year, or bury it for another six or seven years before starting to drink it in earnest. 2020-2070. (Jul/Aug 2020)"
95 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2019 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #5 is clear and coolish on the flinty nose that represents perfectly ripe and precise fruit with some minty notes. Lush and piquant on the palate, this is a pure, tight, refreshing, stimulatingly piquant and salty and finessed Spätlese with a lot of grip and expression. Tasted from AP 5 20 in June 2020. Drink: 2020-2060. (Aug 2020)"
95 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 05 20. The 2019er Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese AP 05 was made essentially from grapes harvested in the Fergert sector of the vineyard, and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar. It proves beautifully restrained and reveals a greatly fresh, pure, and wonderfully floral nose vineyards peach, pear, candied grapefruit, anise, herbs, spices, and tangerine. The wine develops some gorgeous fruity presence underpinned by ripe yet refined yellow fruits on the palate, and leaves a sense of smooth delicacy in the hugely long and intense finish. There is still a feel of intense and Auslese-styled sweetness, but the acidity comes through in the after-taste to add spices and cut. This truly remarkable wine only needs some patience in order to fully shine. 2032-2054. (Jun 2020)"
93 points Wine & Spirits: "[$58 list] From a particularly steep, warm parcel of blue-slate soils in the center of the Himmelreich vineyard, this is a sleek and succulent Spätlese. It’s long and elegant with sweet spiced-orange flavors slipping by along oily wet-slate mineral notes, focused and reserved. Given time in the cellar to relax, this should reveal more complexity. (Feb 2021)"
| Product SKU | 341530 |
| Producer | Schaefer/Willi |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Designation | Spatlese |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
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