SINGAPORE WINE AWARDS 2020: GOLD MEDAL

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JAMES SUCKLING: Score 95

The interplay between ripe tropical fruit, apple tart and then much brighter mountain flowers and spices, such as eidelweiss and orange blossom, infused in spring mist. Very full-bodied and powerful, but impeccably nuanced and structured, in view of the piercing, tightly wound acidity. Long and delightful to drink now, but will offer the best drinking window in 4 years.

VINTAGE 2017

WINE ADVOCATE: Rating 94

Moosbrugger’s 2017 Zöbing Ried Gaisberg “1ÖTW” is as pure as intensely aromatic on the nose. Round, lush and fine on the palate, with crystalline structure and salinity and a velvety texture, this is still characterized by the lees’ aging. This is a salty-piquant, pure and even crunchy Riesling with great intensity and length. A great wine that should be cellared for 5+ years.

JAMESSUCKLING.COM: Rating 93

This is rather funky and it doesn´t blow off quickly. However, behind this is a concentrated riesling with plenty of textural complexity and a long, spicy finish. Long aging potnential. Better from 2020.

VINUM Magazin November 2018: Rating 18/20

A LA CARTE WEINFÜHRER 2019: Rating 94

VINTAGE 2016

JAMES SUCKLING: Rating 95

Great lemon, white peach and spice aromas are married to a medium body with a hint of creamy richness at the front. Then comes the austere finish with a ton of mineral power. Drink now and for some years to come.

BLIND TASTED BY ANDREAS LARSSON: Rating 94

Bright light golden colour. Pure and stony nose, elegant yellow fruit, peach, pear, ripe citrus and floral notes emanate. Very bright and fresh palate, medium weight with plenty of stuffing, juicy peach notes with some stone dust and fine extract with a very long and grippy finish. Pure and precise.

VINTAGE 2015

WINE ENTHUSIAST: Rating 95

Ripe Amalfi lemon and the savory peel of still-green Seville oranges make for a heady alluring flavor combination. The same notions also beguile on the palate where they become even more intense. All of this is delivered in a powerful but compact parcel of exquisite cleanliness. This encapsulates the Austrian virtue of precise pleasure perfectly.

WEINGUIDE 2016: 4/5 Glasses

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WEINPUR: Rating 91

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WEIN PLUS: 92 Punkte

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GAULT MILLAU: 17,5/20 Punkte / 3 Trauben

WIRT + WINZER 2016: 3/3 Glasses

VINARIA WEINGUIDE: 3/5 Stars

FALSTAFF: Rating 92

A LA CARTE: Rating 93

VINTAGE 2014

WEINCHAMPION LANGENLOIS 2015: 1st Place in category Riesling Kamptal Dac Reserve

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WEIN.PUR: Rating 93

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WEINGUIDE: 4/5 Glasses

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VINOUS/David Schildknecht: Rating 94

On the nose come intimations of crushed stone that, along with smoky, ore-like undertones and a sweet-saline, iodine-laced savor akin to shrimp-shell reduction and oyster liquor, lend intrigue to the luscious fruitiness of apple, white peach, kiwi, grapefruit and lime. This positively bursts onto the palate, yet for all of the ensuing invigoration, the lushness and satiny feel point to the positive aspects of a brush with botrytis. The sensationally sustained finish is downright reverberative. It seems little short of miraculous that this wine outperforms even its illustrious 2013 predecessor.

WINE ADVOCATE/Robert Parker: Rating 92-93

The 2014 Riesling Gaisberg 1ÖTW opens very clear, fresh and spicy on the concentrated and piquant nose, white peach skins, pineapples and lemon peels. This Riesling is intense, juicy and piquant, with grip and a firm structure. It has nice tannins, is very elegant and pure, but with concentrated fruit, firm flesh, good grip, good length and structure. This is excellent.

WINE ENTHUSIAST: Rating 93

A very subtle nose gives a mere glimpse of lemon zest, the palate delivers a thrillingly pure and exquisitely honest flavor that suggests clear mountain lakes and clean Alpine air. This is bracing and fresh, delicate and lemon-scented from the first sniff to the last echoing aftertaste. This could be dangerously addictive with its concentrated but ultraslender features.

FALSTAFF: Rating 92-94

VINTAGE 2013

PARKER / WINE ADVOCATE: Rating 92

You’d quickly become an amateur geologist if you read about the soil formations of the Gaisberg cru, which belongs to three villages (Kammern, Zöbing and Strass) and is, geologically, the most eastern part of the Gföhler Gneiss plate. As such it is marked by slaty para-gneiss, amphibolite and mica. Even more interesting for wine lovers, though, are the wines produced on such a complex soil composition. Schloss Gobelsburg’s 2013 Gaisberg Riesling from Kammern is one of the finest you can find. Grown in some of the oldest terraces Michi Moosbrugger is cultivating it attracts with a clear, piquant and spicy expression of its terroir and stimulating aromas of ripe and cooked apricots. Lovely pure, precise and very elegant on the palate this medium to full-bodied, well-balanced and finesseful wine finishes with an impressive precision and persistent salinity mixed with aromas of white peaches and apricots. This is a beautiful dry Riesling indeed. Drink: 2014-2030

WINE SPECTATOR: Rating 91

Layers of plush apple tart, baked pear and dried apricot flavors feature some honey notes, with allspice and nutmeg accents filling the seductively spicy finish. Drink now through 2022.

VIKTOR SIEGL:

Fully ripened apricot and a touch of lecithin, grapy and balanced, immediately gains depth; youthful and powerful, texture firm, then again yellow-fruit components, generally juicy and very fruity, remains on the palate, promising, spirited acidity on the finish, many points for popularity.

WEIN.PUR: 4 Glasses / Rating 90 – Excellent

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WEINGUIDE: 4 Glassses

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WEINCHAMPION:  2. Place in category Riesling Kamptal DAC Reserve

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TASTED 100% BLIND: Rating 89/100

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GAULT MILLAU: Rating 17,5 Punkte – 3 Grapes

FALSTAFF: Rating 91-93

A LA CARTE: Rating 92

VINARIA: 3 Stars

VINTAGE 2012

PARKER: 92 Punkte

The Schloss Gobelsburg 2012 Riesling Gaisberg displays mineral diversity – crushed stone, salts, and mysteriously ore-like notes such as were noted also in its 2010 instantiation – in the sense of suffusion as well as of shimmering presence glimpsed through transparent juiciness of pure apple, mirabelle and white peach. Piquancy of fruit pit serves for ideal contrast and counterpoint to the Schmalz of glycerol-richness and gloss. The finish here is exhilarating in its projection of energy unlikely to dim through at least 2022.

WINE ENTHUSIAST: Rating 91 Punkt

Still restrained on the nose, this wine takes time to develop, but the underlying purity is most promising. There are stores of citrus, mandarin, orange and lemons together with juicy yellow pear and a clean vein of acidity.

SWA/Sommelier Wine Awards: Gold Medal

Focus and precision, and a step up in complexity won our judges’ hearts. Ripe and round with spices and minerals, there’s a little tutti frutti on the palate, with confit lemons and a good balance. “So much more sense of place” said team leader Simon Woods. “This is a great food wine, and still at a very good price” said Roger Jones of The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, immediately thinking of fish. Other suggestions included sashimi with a touch of lime.

VIKTOR SIEGL:

Cask sample: At first a bit closed. But with a little bit of air, the wine quickly opens to release scents of orange peel, pineapple and a pleasant exotic note. Subtle undertones of yellow fruit – including slightly stewed apricots – and hazelnuts. Supple and round, and will age nicely.

FALSTAFF: Rating 92-94

A LA CARTE:  Rating 92

VINUM GUIDE: Rating 17

VINARIA WINEGUIDE: 3 Stars

VINTAGE 2011

WEIN.PUR: 3 Glasses

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FALSTAFF: Rating 91-93

ÖGZ: 4 Glasses

GAULT MILLAU: 14,5 Punkte – 1 Traube

VINTAGE 2010

WEIN.PUR: 3 Glasses

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GAULT MILLAU: Rating 17 Points – 3 Grapes

PARKER: Rating 92

FALSTAFF: Rating 91-93

A LA CARTE: Rating 91

VINTAGE 2009

VINARIA: Rating 16,7

FALSTAFF: Rating 90-92

Wein.pur (6/2010): 4 Glasses– Excellent

A LA CARTE: Rating 90

GAULT MILLAU: Rating 17,5 Punkte – 3 Grapes

VINTAGE 2008

VIKTOR SIEGL:

Roasted almonds and apricots on the nose, still very young and strong; more harmonious on the palate with a bouquet of stone fruits, mellow yet defined, with a wonderfully tart finish.

A LA CARTE: Rating 94 Punkte – GRAND-CRU-SIEGER Riesling 2008

VINARIA: 2 Stars

VINTAGE 2007

JAMES SUCKLING: Rating 93

A hint of caramel, but also a wealth of herbs on the nose. Seriously concentrated but with an acidity that really gives it a kick at the long finish.

VINARIA 5/2008: Rating 15,8

FALSTAFF: Rating 88-90

VINARIA: 1 Star

VINTAGE 2006

VINARIA Wineguide 2007/08: 1 Star

GAULT MILLAU: Rating 16

VINTAGE 2005

KAMPTAL WINE TROPHY: 3rd Place Category: Riesling Pastell

FALSTAFF: Rating 89

VINARIA: 1 Star

VINTAGE 2004

FALSTAFF: Rating 88-90

VINARIA Wineguide 2004/05: 1 Star

PARKER: Rating 90

VINTAGE 2003

FALSTAFF: Rating 91

POLISH WINE GUIDE: 3 Stars

VINTAGE 2002

FALSTAFF: Rating 91

VINARIA Wineguide 2003/04: 1 Star

VINTAGE 2001

FALSTAFF: Rating 90

VINARIA Wineguide 2002/03: 2 Stars

VINTAGE 2000

FALSTAFF: Rating 89-91

VINARIA Wineguide 2001/02: 2 Stars

VINTAGE 1999

A LA CARTE: Rating 92

FALSTAFF: Rating 89-91

VINTAGE 1997

A LA CARTE: Rating 82