Wiebelsberg, wobbled

Kreydenweiss 1997 Riesling Wiebelsberg “Vendanges Tardives” (Alsace) – Hand-carried from the domaine, carefully cellared, and…corked. Ugh. (12/08)

They wobble, but they don't fall down

Gresser 2003 Riesling Wiebelsberg (Alsace) – From grès des Vosges. Floral, with white roses in wet rocks. The sharp minerality is spiky and glassy, though shattered, and this wine gives little else of itself. Wines like this need nothing but time, and though it will probably never reach the heights of the Kastelberg, it will probably live longer and better than that wine.