2004 Kerpen Wehlener Sohnuner Riesling Spatlese

[TheEngineer]

Golden in colour so was worried about a bit of oxidation as the cork was well into the bottle (1/2 cm?). Nose was a bit reserved but nice, bit of petrol but fruit seemed to have subsided. A bit of a drier Spatlese, I understand the focus of the '04's but this one seemed a bit muted to me. Good texture though, hint of slate and saltiness. Might wait bit before opening up another one

[TheEngineer]

Better the second night (yes WW, did not finish this bottle by meself [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] )
Fruit came back and there was a much better balance. Looks like this thing was in a bit of a sleep. Might pick up a few more.