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Battenfeld-Spanier

Hans Oliver Spanier is a controversial figure in Rheinhessen. Like Klaus-Peter Keller or Philipp Wittmann, he hails from what many long considered to be a backwater of the region. His dry rieslings, grown using biodynamic principals, fermented with wild yeasts and matured in cask, have enormous depth and structure, but his critics have often described their opulent style as too much of a good thing. While his Riesling Trocken CO, made from the estate's oldest vineyards, still acts as a lightning rod for such jabs, his 2011 range will have many erstwhile pundits eating their hats. I recently had the opportunity to taste a flight of his wines dating back to 2002 and am certain that the current line-up will age admirably. In short, after 2010, 2011 is another great vintage at this estate, crowned by two sumptuous TBAs. Also recommended: 2011 Hohen-Sulzen Weissburgunder (86), 2011 Silvaner Trocken (85), 2011 Hohen-Sulzen Silvaner Trocken (87), 2011 Riesling Trocken (86), 2011 Mlsheimer Riesling Trocken (88), 2011 Riesling Trocken "1897' (88), 2011 Riesling Trocken CO (91), 2011 Hohen-Sulzen Kirchenstuck Riesling Auslese Long Gold Capsule (92), 2011 Molsheimer Zellerweg Am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (94), 2011 Hohen-Sulzen Kirchenstuck Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (95).

From Germany 2011 (Jan 2013) by Joel B. Payne

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2011 Nieder-Florsheimer Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs

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2011 Molsheimer Am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling Grosses Gewachs

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2011 Hohen-Sulzer Kirchenstuck Riesling Grosses Gewachs

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2011 Hohen Sulzer Riesling Trocken

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2011 Nieder-Florsheimer Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs

2011 Molsheimer Am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling Grosses Gewachs

2011 Hohen-Sulzer Kirchenstuck Riesling Grosses Gewachs

2011 Hohen Sulzer Riesling Trocken

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