2006 St. Urbans-Hof Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spatlese Erste Lage
Sorry for the jokey reference that will probably stick a song in peoples' heads for the day, but when I poured this wine it smelled and tasted just like a pina colada. It even had a creamy texture that emphasized the pineapple fruitiness. Maybe I was imagining the coconut because of the other elements, but I was pretty sure I got that too. Laura concurred - at least as far as the pineapple and cream. For a spatlese it was a huge wine (no shock given the vintage), though it slimmed down with a bit of air. An hour or so later there was a distinct hoeny note that took a more prominent place (A Taste of Honey...), and changed the overall impression. For that first hour I was questioning whether Rupert Holmes had taken over winemaking duties at St. Urbans-Hof.
