Here and in Dry Germans N-Z is a more detailed look at Germany’s exceptional 2003s, concentrating on the dry wines that I tasted in Berlin in September 2004.
Read this in conjunction with my 2003 in Germany – the Ferrari vintage? and first tranche of tasting notes, also split into A-M and N-Z.
This is a competent to very exciting collection of wines, nowadays made with real confidence and verve. The most common fault was an excess of obviously hot alcohol on the finish. See also notes on the wines of two of eastern...