What HAPPENS when RIESLING Ages???

[@NoSediment]

Riesling IS one of the greatest white grape varieties, that surely can age magnificently! Thank You for the video, great execution and very good topic! 🍷

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhh thanks so much. To me, it’s the greatest variety in the world. Us wine geeks go gaga for it!

[@ponsil]

Worth mentioning is that a Grosses Gewächs (GG) will always be dry. Good to know when ordering / looking for nice Riesling. Thanks for a video about a wonderful grape variety! 👍😃

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You are right and way to point it out!

[@niftyorca]

That is obviously not true 😂 A GG can be anywhere from trocken to TBA/Eiswein

[@siegbert_schnoesel]

​@@niftyorca not true, at least for VDP members.

[@niftyorca]

@@siegbert_schnoesel Thanks for pointing that out. After some research it turns out that VDP Grosse Gewaechs is always dry, and VDP Grosse Lage can be sweet.

[@siegbert_schnoesel]

@@niftyorca that's correct. The "große Lage" is just an equivalent to grand cru, so they will put it on the label for Kabinett, Spätlese etc. but can't call it GG since that has to be the top dry wine from that vinyard.

[@tommy254]

Thank you once again for promoting the greatest white grape variety: Riesling 😍

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Riessssslinnnggg!!

[@karlinggard]

I rarely see anyone as passionate about Riesling as me, but you're definitely one of them. Riesling is the best at so much, I just love it!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Riesssslinnng!!!!

[@robdielemans9189]

There's not a lot of debate, I used to think it was my personal opinion, but now I've come to realize that objectively, Riesling is the greatest grape variety for wine making.Luckily I live in the Netherlands which shares a border with Germany and I can get some Riesling GG for as cheap as EUR 33,-. Not 96 points worthy, mind you, but 92/93-ish easily. Having said that, Washington state has amazing potential for Riesling, interesting to see how that region develops.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee you have access to a lot! Yes there is a previous video on the channel with all Washington State Rieslings

[@ongcheonghock]

I love Riesling! Once bought 3 half litre bottles of A Burklin Wolf Riesling Beerenauslese from 1974 for GBP18 a bottle!! The wine was so amazing! Still a nice sweetness with balanced acidity and the length......!!! Wish I could find more bottles...

[@drmatthewhorkey]

What a price!!!

[@nichotime]

Right, Doc! Old Whites gain BRILLIANCE AND GLOSS! Reds, like Chambertin can still blow your mind and make even great young reds seem silly side by side. 1864 Montrachet! 1947 Chambertin! Blessings from heaven. Thanks 4 the great tastings. Keep on!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Wooooahhh some serious wines

[@gustavomgomes]

I am a Riesling geek too! I said here that even a basic trocken Riesling from a good German producer can age for decades ! And will develop wonderfull notes in the process ! Cheers !

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agreed! Insane value for money

[@JonasK-vk3nu]

Nice to see that your mentioning riesling that often in your videos. Great value, awesome wines. I'm from the Pfalz Region in Germany and I buy alltime Rieslings between 5 - 20€. You get so much there ...

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I’m so jealous of what you can get there in Germany in terms of world-class Riesling for not a lot of money

[@Blair338RUM]

That Finger Lakes wine that fooled you as to its age is a keeper. Whoa.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It did!

[@rodsouza]

Thank you for the video. I wanted it for awhile. I watched as I drank… drum roll… an Austrian Riesling from Kremstal. Learned a lot and looking forward to your review of the us producers and recommendations. Well done!!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee, which producer?

[@narrowistheway77]

Pewsey Vale’s Clare Valley Riesling has the most awesome smells. I love that rubbery petrol smell that you get from that region, and especially from that producer 😁👍🏼

[@drmatthewhorkey]

And they are widely available

[@Blair338RUM]

Aussie Riesling when it’s not too old doesn’t overwhelm you with the petrol, they are just in a really good place. Other whites I love with age are Chenin, Pinot Gris, Albarino and Chablis.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh Chenin!

[@robv5188]

Only recently discovered your great channel. Many people hate Rieslings with petrol notes and so did I when I was younger. I now consider these as the "moulded cheese" of white wines; the smell of moulded cheese isn't great but the taste is. I paired the Pewsey Vale 2020 (very warm year, quite strong petrol notes) with a soft truffle cheese available in Australia (brand is Castello, no affiliation) and had a nearly out of body experience. If you like soft truffle cheese, this pairing makes the wine super creamy and the truffle flavour explodes.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That sounds like a killer pairing! Glad you found the channel

[@mikaelplaysguitar]

YES! Riesling is back! I've found I like them with 8-12 years so far, but also young. Ehhh, and older. Drinking newly discovered producer: Stefan Müller from the Saar, Krettnacher Euchariusberg Kabinett 2021. Racing acidity and high precision. Price is hard to beat at 12€. Nice weekday wine at 7.5% alcohol content.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

What a price for a wine like that!

[@crrizello5157]

Thanks for the video. Just went to the Finger Lakes this year. Really enjoyed the Riesling. Check out Hermann Wiemer wines. I like the petrol note. We got one from Wachau last summer that had the creamy petrol.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Weimer is an icon indeed. Those Austrians do fine Rieslings too, albeit in a bigger style.

[@solomonmengeu1003]

Being out in Asia aged wine is rather uncommon, particularly aged white wine. Although being a wine geek and the curious type, I have found a few.😄 As to Riesling regions from the States I've had a few from Washington, : NxNW Horse Heaven Hills 2012, Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2015 and tasted the Eroica Riesling 2020. From the Finger Lakes we had the Dr. Konstantin Frank 2013 Dry Riesling in 2015. I think the Finger Lakes one has impressed me the most so far. On one of my first trips to Hungary with my wife in 2012 we bought the 2003 Aldozoi Zenit from Sandor Toth in the Balaton Felvidek. Which we drank for New Year's Eve 2013. This was an amazing white, not completely dry but not off dry either. Tons of fruit, but tertiary notes and bottle age character as well; a very amazing wine. I think Eden & Claire Valley do very good with their Rieslings, but I've only had young ones so far. I did have a 2016 Riesling from Alto Adige in 2019, a 2014 Riesling/Cabernet Blanc trocken blend from the Pfalz in 2021 which did have some tertiary notes. In December 2017 we had a 2012 dry Grand Cru Riesling from Alsace that was pretty good. Also in 2014 I had a 2009 trocken that was fun to drink. I do hope I can pick up more aged Rieslings as well as other aged white wines. Great video and lots of fun. I am glad that the German Rieslings were the winners. 🤩

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh the Riesling/Cabernet Blanc sounds interesting!!

[@dantheman8279]

Rieslings are very good, Washington State has some excellent offerings, very reasonable price points.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agreed! There is a blind tasting video a few months ago about Washington State Rieslings on the channel

[@AndrewSmith-rh9kt]

Agreed on the age. Even first growth Bordeaux I think is generally past it's best for me by 40 years old, and most stuff doesn't last anywhere near that long. Unless you love stewed fruit and leather with melted structure anyway.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahaha nice one on the last line

[@AndrewSmith-rh9kt]

Also agreed on riesling being the greatest grape. It's superlative in basically every category. Who cares about subjectivity when it wins gold in basically everything haha.

[@gogreenmsu03]

A few times recently you’ve suggested a high proportion of aged reds tend to disappoint you, whereas the whites with age tend to hit you at a higher rate. I’ve taken that to heart, and compared with some of my experiences over the past couple of years. I think you’re on to something. It has me in a bit of a bind, though. I’ve got a high proportion of my “cellar” as reds of various ages as I wait for the “ideal” time to open them. Meanwhile, I have only a handful of whites with any significant age. This may take quite a long time to address.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Time to drink up your cellar!

[@Ozrichead]

I really wished I liked riesling, but the gasoline/oil/rubber notes are just too much for me. I don't want a wine that smells like walking into a bicycle store. Some rieslings don't have that and those ones I like, but it's always a gamble so I tend to steer clear of them. I guess I am just very sensitive to those specific compounds because they overpower everything else and make it not a pleasurable experience. I am also able to pick up on these compounds in some other grapes like picpoul and furmint.

[@NoSediment]

As it was mentioned in the video, it is believed to be a fault, therefore it is nothing wrong that You don’t like this element in wine. And I have noticed that less and less Rieslings now show that gasoline nose, so I hope You can give more wines a chance. 😉😇

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I would try young German Riesling that doesn’t have those notes

[@mikaelplaysguitar]

Go for younger wines, colder years and colder regions. For example, right now you can get amazing wines from the Saar (cold region) from 2021 (cold year) at ridiculously low prices (at least in Germany). I've gone through a bunch the last few months and have only had a slight, slight hint of petrol on maybe one of the wines.

[@Ozrichead]

@@mikaelplaysguitar Thanks for the tip! I looked through my tasting notes on Cellartracker, and I have had the 2021 Van Volxem Saar Riesling and gave that a 90, with no mention of rubber/petrol on the tasting note. However the 2020 vintage of the same wine I gave an 86 and did mention that it had a lot of rubber and oil notes. So I will definitely be on the lookout for more Saar 2021's.

[@elliothm8370]

Greatest? Sangiovese, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Nebbiolo, Tempranillo... 😁😁😁

[@drmatthewhorkey]

🍷🍷🍷

[@yriafehtivan]

I've got a Spatlese Riesling that looks like it'll age until about 2036 that I only paid about $16 for. Value for money? Heck yeah.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hellllll yeahhh!!

[@chriswiseman5985]

I educate and turn people on to great dry Riesling all the time.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

Best grape variety in the world.... is.... Concord 🙃😜 (waits for Dr. H to Gordon Ramsey me)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

LOLOLOLOLOL

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great pop reference too

[@comesahorseman]

Hosmer Riesling? Oh, yes indeed! Thanks for showing a Finger Lakes Riesling! Now...as for that petrol/diesel note, to my taste buds it's a flaw. The less, the better IMO. Sorry, bud! 🤷

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It is technically a flaw in young Riesling!

[@JohnAmidon-c6r]

​@@drmatthewhorkeyI'll give you that. If I find (a little) on an aged Riesling, I'll understand. 😊

[@typerightseesight]

dry em' lol.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

???

[@typerightseesight]

I have like a rotation where I am always stuck inbetween pinot grigio and chardonnay.. But, I had just drank a red blended cabernet sauvignon merlot. lol I duno maybe I should just go with a Moscato Reisling or champaign. , @@drmatthewhorkey

[@chachanhatasyaa3509]

do you have job vacancy there 😅

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Lol

[@henriklindhansen6456]

Ok you got your hands on one of the best value german Risling's. The whole range of Hermannsberg, are from very good, to Stunning.. Kubfergrube. is Stunning. but giv it 10 yers +. and you will be Blowen away 😁

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I agree!!! They are great

[@dr7246]

I would take a GG or Clos ste Hune over a grand cru white burgundy probably 95% of the time, if offered the choice

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great call! I just did a tasting of White Burgundies with collector friends and I brought the winning wine in this video and it showed better than most other wines.