Willi Schaefer

Graach, Mosel, Germany

2012 Willi Schaefer Himmelreich Riesling GG

AUG 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, citrus and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, lively and quite playful, citrusy and green apples, pure feel, long. 92

2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese
NOV 13 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, floral and nuanced nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, fruity, elegant, pure feel, lively, lovely balance, long. Transparent. 91

2007 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese
NOV 11 Pale straw, focused, sharp in the best sense of the word, apples and minerals, needs air, or even better, cellaring. Pure, clean, fresh, long finish. 91

2007 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett
FEB 11 Pale straw yellow, lime, citrus, apples, fresh rainy morning. Elegant, lovely and elegant acidity, perfect balance, a bit on the tender side in style, like only Mosel Riesling can be, beautiful. 88

2004 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese

JUL 13 Second oxidized bottle. 

2004 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese

JUN 13 (Demi bottle) Premox. 

2004 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese
DEC 09 Pale lemon yellow, raspberries, apples, fresh, some pineapple and minerals behind. Great acidity and perfect balance, such tenderness, elegance and complexity, a pure beauty, long length. Still youthfull, keep. 92

2004 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese
MAY 15 Gullgul. Epler, mineraler, gule frukter, ananas, elegant duft. Frisk syre, fruktig, detaljert, livlig, frisk, leken, ananas, fersken, lang. 91

2003 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Beerenauslese
DEC 09 Only 150 liters made. (demi) More golden colour, great fruit intensity, complex, raspberries, cinnamon, botrytis, apples hints of minerals. Quite soft attack, then the acidity builds up, almost as the acidity brings the flavours, tender, mild, elegant and still fresh and complex. Long finish. 94