2017 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Kabinett."
Mr Ian Kaye (28-Jun-2019)
"It is a Kabinnet,meant to write Spätlese or Auslese."
Mr Ian Kaye (28-Jun-2019)
"Received today as free 13 th bottle.Definitely not Kabinett sweet.3 out of 10 sweetness rating is about right. 25 minutes in the freezer.A well made wine for the price?"
Mr Ian Kaye (28-Jun-2019)
"A simple Kabinett from the Pfalz coming in at 10.5% alcohol. Slight spritz and off dry as would be expected from a Kabinett. Any members who have ordered this thinking it would be dry surely must have misread the scale (3 out of 9). Kabinetts always have residual sugar.
A reticent nose and relatively simple flavours of lemon zest and honey. A decent aperitif /pre dinner drink but would also go well with lighlty spiced dishes. I can imagine enjoying it well chilled on a summer day in the garden. I liked it (especially at this price) but I am a riesling devotee and happily pay more for more complex floral/ mineral /petrol rieslings. Not a bad wine at all at this price. "
Mr Ian Greenwood (21-Apr-2019)
"Entirely unremarkable. Slight spritz. Reasonably soft. Didn't wow me."
Mr Tom Lavercombe (10-Apr-2019)
"Just about 4 stars considering the price, don't expect the intensity or complexity of a Mosel, Saar, Ruwer or Rhine, but there is enough acidity and fruit to balance out the residual sugar. Its in the normal residual sugar range for a Kabinett. I serve it with spicy food that I wouldn't want to waste a more expensive riesling on. "
Mr Nick Foster (15-Mar-2019)
"Agree with previous reviewer - very sweet to my palate, barely useable even in cooking. Not that I would know or appreciate the difference between a 3 graded wine and a 10, only like very dry so probably not a serious appreciator.
I'd have put this as about 7 in terms of sweetness
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Mr Michael Ellis (15-Mar-2019)
"Misslabeled as it's not dry but very sweet."
Mrs Jenna Burr (20-Feb-2019)
2016 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"A quiet nose, but the palate is full and rich, that wonderful oily Riesling style. Some hints of apple, perhaps, but very much dessert rather than Granny Smiths. 7.5/10 "
Mr Owen Edwards (05-Dec-2018)
"A muted nose with maybe a hint of something pleasantly chemical. The palate is proudly acidic with fresh grapes and some mineral freshness – just a hint of streambed. The finish is long and refreshing. A nice surprise. 7/10"
Mr Owen Edwards (05-Dec-2018)
"Fantastic value!
Light candied citrus (lemons & limes) with a soft, honey backbone"
Mr Alex Downham (18-Jul-2018)
"Fine table Riesling. Off-dry as described, lightly citrus flavour, nothing wrong with it. 4 stars for value, more ordered; it'll be the default choice for spicy food pairing."
Mr Barry Kelly (08-May-2018)
"This wine is exactly what it ought to be: a low-priced, characteristic, off-dry riesling. It has everything you look for in a wine of its style: pleasant spritz, refreshing acidity, sweetness surprising to those used to dry wines, but delicious nonetheless. I had it with roast pork and mustard sauce, and the pairing was terrific: one of those fantastic combinations that improves both the wine and the food. Obviously, it's not an exquisite bottle, nor dramatically complex: but the five star rating reflects that it is a perfectly judged, affordable, everyday riesling."
Mr Maximilian Yuen (24-Mar-2018)
"Really enjoyed this with a homemade lamb rogan josh. It's a joy to find that it's only 10.5%. Surprised to read that others haven't been so excited by it. Buying another bottle now, and will pay attention to whether criticisms are justified. Maybe there is bottle variation?"
Mrs Nicola Hill (03-Mar-2018)
"Seriously less good than the 2015. The comment about "spritz" is also apt."
Mr Peter Crampin (28-Aug-2017)
"Colour: Bright, pale straw yellow.
Aroma: Fragrant and floral with aromas of ripe bruised apple and pear.
Taste: Off-dry, rich, medium-bodied with just enough acidity. Lots of ripe tree fruit flavours with a good length finish.
Overall: Not normally a big fan of the off-dry style of wine but this was very pleasant. Refreshing, lots of flavour and aromas and enjoyed it on its own. Good value and I would definitely buy it again."
Mr Gabriel Higgins (14-Aug-2017)
"Honey and pear definitely come through but...way too sweet. Overall effect is flat and almost cloying quite difficult to finish,"
Miss Aysuria Chang (08-Jul-2017)
"I'm not normally a big fan of German wines but this may convert me! Deliciously light and fruity reminiscent of apples and pears. I will have to buy more."
Mr Ray Mount (06-Jul-2017)
"2015 Vintage. I agree with latest posts - will do well with a lightly spiced food and is a little less sweet than the WS Alsace Gewurtz I buy and some people would prefer a less sweet wine. But as it is a Pfalz wine it is flabby. Do not expect much from it. You can tell it is Riesling from the petrolly nose (which is light enough to be more attractive for those less used to the smell of Riesling) but you need to spend another £5 to get a proper crisp Riesling Kabinett. Good German wine is so expensive now relative to other European wines of similar status. For the price, this is a very enjoyable low alcohol off dry Riesling served chilled for a summers evening."
Mr Bernard J Barton (23-Jun-2017)
"This is nice ......but its full of spritz, if I wanted a sparkling wine I would have ordered one. If it should be sparkling then it should say if its not its bad wine making. I don't think shaking the bottle to remove the 'gas' adds pleasure it just says to me........ tell me it has spritz or put it in sparkling.
Its good but .........not what I wanted or expected."
Mr Philip J Marshall (22-Jun-2017)
"This is delicious. I bought a couple of bottles after reading that it was good with spicy food in the news sheet. We had it with a stir fry last night and are having it again tonight. The honey flavour really comes through, far too drinkable and excellent with Chinese food. I'll be buying more of it. I normally like gewurtz with spicy food but this goes just as well, as does The Society's Gruner Veltliner, which I'll also be buying more of."
Dr Angela Dixon (04-Jun-2017)
"Great value, although not quite up to the quality of the 2015. A go to wine for sweet and sour dishes."
Mr Nick Foster (17-Apr-2017)
2016 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
100 AWEsome Wines (1st Mar 2018)
"This is a fabulous
example of a German Riesling Kabinett wine, that proves very popular at wine
tastings. It is off dry and refreshing with lovely fresh acidity. Lime and green
apple, with a little honey, and only 11% alcohol. Try with Thai or any spicy
food. - Rob Price"
Tamworth Journal (24th Jul 2017)
"This is an excellent
value German rielsing from the Pfalz region. Off dry, refreshing, wonderfully
easy to quaff, cores very highly in my tasting events. Try with spicy food. - Rob Price"
Birmingham Living (28th Apr 2017)
"Brilliant value for
money … Lime and pear, lots of flavour and with a little honey. Very easy to
drink, and only 11 per cent abv alcohol. Perfect for lighter, warmer evenings. - Rob Price"
2015 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"A crisp and fruity typically German wine, excellent ordering some more!"
Mr Martin Reeves (10-Feb-2017)
"Superb value. I am already a repeat buyer."
Mr Ben Curry (20-Jan-2017)
"A gorgeous wine, treading a balance between sweet and dry that went very well with North Indian food. Not usually convinced by many Rieslings, but this one won over the household.
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Mr Addam Merali-Hosiene (29-Dec-2016)
"This is pretty much one of my favourite wines.. excellent value and very drinkable. You cannot go wrong."
Mr Ralph Simpson (24-Dec-2016)
"I do not claim to be an expert on Riesling wine but this strikes me as a very good example of its kind and it is exceptional value."
Neil Butter Esq (09-Oct-2016)
"Superb value for money, just off dry and well balanced. Tropical fruit flavours and the classic interplay between sweet and sour. As a fan of German Riesling its great to find something that ticks the right boxes at such a low price."
Mr Nick Foster (03-Oct-2016)
"This wine gets nearly full marks as it's a joy to drink every time I have it. My "go to" Riesling."
Mr Tomas Bexton (23-Aug-2016)
Prof Anthony Pinching (12-Aug-2016)
"For the money, this is a fantastic weekday quaffing Riesling. Good vineyard in the Pfalz. More body than Mosel/Rheingau/Rheinhessen. Emphasis on fruit rather than minerality. Many repeat orders."
Dr Andrew Rawnsley (12-Aug-2016)
"Fantastic value for money. Tropical fruit. Yes, 3 out of 9 probably sums up the sweetness. Loved it."
Mr Edgar Bettridge (15-Jun-2016)
2015 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
Birmingham Living (1st Oct 2016)
"Remember the days of
cheap German wine? Well this example is still very inexpensive but there the
similarity ends as [this] is a fantastic off dry German Kabinett Riesling.
Surprises everyone who tastes it. And only £6.50. - Rob Price"
The Scotsman (18th Jun 2016)
"Star bargain buy:
Hugely popular with our tasters who loved its ‘tutti-frutti sweetness’, ‘apricot
and honey notes’, ‘ripe citric fruits’, ‘medium dry palate, but still really
refreshing’- a brilliant bargain buy from the Ruppertsberg co-operative’s
original Hoheburg vineyard. Shows the quality of 2015 vintage. A
wonderful lunch wine with salmon terrine. - Rose Murray Brown"
2014 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Lovely nose and lots of honeyed sweetness on the palate. A slightly off-putting toffee/caramel aftertaste at first but this faded after some air. Hard to complain too much at this price but not sure I'd buy again."
Mr Matthew Huntingford (16-Aug-2016)
2013 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"A passable Kabinett Riesling, fairly good value, lacking the complexity and the apple of Mosel Kabinetts (e.g. von Kesselstatt), but a good buy at £6.95/bottle. It would have been a perfect vin de table at £3.67/bottle if we didn't have to pay excise duty on wine. Recommend with a roast pork loin or leg."
Mr Domen Presern (24-May-2015)
"Fruity and fragrant. Very good value. Hint of lemon and everything you would expect from a Riesling. Very happy."
Mr Harry Gladstone (22-Feb-2015)
"Very drinkable wine, off dry giving it a nice bit of fruit with a touch of sweetness."
Mr David Mitchell (02-Jan-2015)
"Just back from a wine trip to Germany and France (including Montreuil where we watched an outstanding Son et Lumière performance of Les Miserables) . Sampled and bought this wine at the Ruppertsberger Winzerverien. I was oenologically weaned on good German Rieslings and judged this wine so flavourful that it is best enjoyed without food and it confirms my view that you don’t have to spend a fortune to obtain real pleasure from wine.
Your review of this wine is absolutely spot-on Mr Brown"
Mr Bill George (31-Jul-2014)
"If you're looking for a cheap, yet refreshing, fruity Kabinett with a touch of sweetness, crisp acidity and ripe berries... look no further! Great value."
Mr Matt Brown (16-May-2014)
2013 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
Tamworth Journal (1st Jun 2015)
"This one is a
delight. It always wines the favourite wine of the evening when tasted at my
wine tasting events. [It] is slightly off-dry, and at only 10.5 per cent abv,
extremely fresh and very vibrant. Excellent harvest conditions meant that
Riesling was picked at perfect ripeness and this wine shows lovely fragrant
fruit and flavour. The Wine Society sell for just £6.95, which is an absolute
bargain. - Rob Price"
The Times (16th May 2015)
"Kabinett rieslings
are richer and fruitier [than trocken], more peach and apricot in style. The
good ones have a grapey, grapefruit zest charm too, like [this wine] and work
well with especially hot, spicy dishes.-Jane MacQuitty"
The Mail on Sunday (24th Aug 2014)
"Lemon & lime with
an off-dry squeeze of richer flair. Top value for sipping in the sun. - Olly Smith"
2012 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"Just finishing my first bottle of this, and I can only agree with the first writer. An excellent wine, and an absolute bargain. Off dry, and refreshingly low in alcohol, this is a simple, but moreish. I will be buying more in future."
Mr Matthew Huntingford (23-Feb-2014)
"This is brilliant, beautiful wine and an absolute bargain. It has perfect balance between soft fruit flavours and gentle acidity making it a great aperitif but also good with salads and oily fish. The drier style German wines that the WS have uncovered are a revelation and really deserve serious attention."
Mr Mark Jones (20-Nov-2013)
2011 VINTAGE - MEMBER REVIEWS
"I think Mr Dettmer has summed this wine up perfectly; its just simply a joy to drink. Even at this price it reminds you that German Riesling is incomparable and totally unique. I shall be getting the new vintage."
Mr Tomas Bexton (13-Aug-2013)
"Don't know much about German wines - beyond a general suspicion that anything worth drinking is likely to be prohibitively expensive, but this is a revelation. It seems amazing that anything can manage to be both agreeably dry and pleasingly sweet. It's just a delight. Food matching is a bit of a challenge, although it went pretty well with a Spanish omelette and salmon. Can't wait for the Summer and the chance to try it with a fresh pea risotto. With the sweetness of the peas and the tang of a few parmesan shavings it should be perfect."
Mr Roger Dettmer (26-Jan-2013)
"This is absolutely amazing value for money. A classic, off-dry Riesling with an abundance of fruit that would go well with food or on its own. A good example of the class available from Germany at a reasonable cost."
(14-Dec-2012)
"German wines aren't our bag but we strive ever to expand our tastes. Takes a while to open out. Slight petillance. Pretty sweet (depends where you start from). Then incredible value for money, especially as from Germany. Surely excellent with ham/pork dishes, maybe also some chicken. We had it with squid when it wasn't ideal but was reasonably compatible."
Mr John L Moles (02-Nov-2012)
"Not sure it's dry - more off dry to my taste - but this is great stuff. Rich, a lick of honey, yet wonderfully drinkable and nicely light on the ABV scale too. Super value for the price."
Ms Katy Benson (02-Aug-2012)
2011 VINTAGE - PRESS REVIEWS
The Independent on Sunday (12th May 2013)
"This dry, fruity and deceptively full-bodied riesling from a Pfalz vineyard has an ABV of 10.5 per cent, ensuring that a couple of glasses with a good piece of grilled fish or a pan-fried chicken breast will not give you a headache the next morning. - Terry Kirby"