93/100 PP
"The 2001 Barbaresco is gorgeous. Sweet balsamic notes open on the bouquet, followed intense, silky layers of fruit. The 2001 is subtle, classy and elegant from start to fini...
"Die Veltliner von der Schön verschließen sich bisweilen in der Jugend und öffnen ihre vielen Dimensionen oft erst nach einem Jahr. Gibt man ihnen freilich die Zeit finden sich sukzessive diverse A...
Die Weingärten der Familie ziehen sich über die Wachauer Grenzen hinweg ins benachbarte Weinbaugebiet Kremstal. Deshalb wird der Pfaffenberg als Qualitätswein und nicht als Smaragd bezeichnet. Als...
"Cold and rainy to start with but changed quickly to warmer weather with little rain (aridity reduced yields by 15%). July and August were far hotter than usual; picking began very early, on September...
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Das traditionsreiche Weingut Knoll in Unterloiben gehört zu den besten Winzern in der Wachau. Von fleischigen, überbordenden Weinen ist Emmerich Knoll allerdings kein Freund. Vielmehr will er das Terr...
91/100 PP
"This is a deep red/purple-colored, stylish, sexy concoction of raspberries, graphite, smoke, minerals, and flowers. The complex aromatics are followed by a medium to full-bodied,...
90/100 PP
"The deep ruby/purple-tinged 2001 Haut-Bailly reveals sweet, pure, elegant aromas of currants, toast, and cigar smoke. With wonderful sweetness, fine tannins, a delicate, nuanced pe...
91/100 PP
"This wine performed much more consistently during its first year of life. Prior to being bottled, it shows a deep ruby/purple color, a sweet, earthy nose of melted licorice inter...
90/100 PP
"I suspect this 2001 will shut down (as most young Calon-Segurs do), although it appears more forward and evolved than the huge, backward, but totally dormant 2000. The plum/ruby-co...