Andrew Jefford | A relatively deep yellow-gold in color. This wine has rather raw, unlovely, faintly herbaceous aromas. There is some rose, but in a rather unfresh, synthetic style. A little lanolin, too. A perplexing aroma, not quite classic or typical, in a way disconcerting, but not repellent either. These notes sum up the palate, which is heavy, with some green note of mixed ripeness, a strange mixture of green apple and wax with rose perfumes. It is recognizably Scheurebe and has some good qualities, but the herbaceous cast rather rules out a high score for me. | 83

Anne Krebiechl | A golden hue already suggests richness. The nose, with its insinuations of ripest, red- cheeked Mirabelle, continues with that same promise. The palate manages to scoop up all of this burgeoning fruitiness into a concentrated dollop of juiciness that is corseted with bright, ripe lemon freshness. So much fruit is contained in one juicy, acid-edged sip. Lovely, pure, moreish, and concentrated, with a lasting lemon finish. | 92

Stephan Reinhardt | This is wine number 8, and it’s very different from those that preceded it. Is there any chalk present here? Wet and dirty chalk notes with sorrel and other green veggies from a dark and wet earth with some underwood and marzipan flavors jump out of the glass. The palate is intense, lush, and very elegant, revealing a remarkable concentration and a lingering salinity. This is a challenging and fascinating wine, and it could have been sourced from old vines on a salt mine. This is definitely not the moment to enjoy this Scheu, but there will be many opportunities in the future. I suppose there is some oak present, some volatile acidity and certainly some grams of residual sugar, but the wine knows its way. I am a very optimistic 93 on this! However, give it a decade or two. | 93