Axel Pauly Steinerd Feinherb Mosel Riesling 2023

James Suckling

I love the lemon Jello aroma that suffuses this very elegant, barely off-dry Mosel riesling. It’s as zesty as it is juicy, with stacks of wet stones and minty freshness. So animating and subtle in the long, polished finish. Vegan.

Falstaff

Fine fragrance, delicate slate spice, some sweet mandarin, pear, ripe apple, candied lime, plus lovely spice, a little smoke. Melting and grippy on the palate, lively acidity, orange, also some mango, lovely phenols, well-integrated sweetness, delicate. 11% vol., DV, €€

Robert Parker

Sourced in the Bernkastel-Kueser Kardinalsberg, the 2023 Steinerd Riesling Alte Reben is bright, pure and fresh on the clear and energetic nose that reveals intense white seed fruit aromas intertwined with saline and crunchy slate notes. Round and refined on the juicy palate, this is a light and stimulating Riesling in the off-dry style. The fruit is clear and very attractive and perfectly intertwined with the mineral acidity and slatey grip. 11.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in January 2025.

Robert Parker

From 60- to 70-year-old vines on the partly reddish colored slate soils of the Bernkastel-Kueser Kardinalsberg (with the origin indicated in thin letters only on the back label), the 2019 Riesling Steinerd is intense and precise on the pure nose that reveals a classic, fine and frisky slate aroma intertwined with mirabelle aromas. Full-bodied, intense and salty on the palate, this is a rich yet fine, crystalline and elegant Kardinalsberg that develops a long, crystalline, salty and complex finish. Excellent and worth proudly carrying the vineyard name on the front label.

James Suckling

The wonderful white-peach and super-ripe apple nose sweeps you away. Then, a staggeringly fresh but already totally harmonious, dry palate that’s seriously concentrated. Such a vibrant, long finish that somehow bridges the gap between exotic fruit and mountain stream.

Houlberg

5,5 Thumbs Up: Meget våd duft ... landlig og helt animalsk med gæret dej, nødder, Nutella, fersken, tørrede abrikoser, bananer, cool lemon og samtidig blomster, svagt lidt honning, melon ... og så er der ellers hældt en lille pose med salte mineraler med i handlen.
Vinen har sådan en pikeret sødsyrlig og kældermulle aroma, som gør den ret interessant. I munden er der klart en smule sødme, men den holdes i seletøjet af en god - om end rund - syre. Der er citroner, lemon, søde æbler og en masse eksotiske frugter, men alt er utrolig koncentreret og samtidig med god balance. Selvom det egentlig er en kølig vin, så kommer der også en lille krydret varme gennem hele smagsspekteret. Det er skutte helt ringe, for nu at sige det på jysk. Forhandles af Supervin, hvor en flaske koster 299,95 kr., mens prisen er 259,95 kr. ved køb af 6 flasker