MaxMustermann wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm looking for some 1975 wines and I have found only the following
> wines available (all german):
>
> Niersteiner Hipping Riesling Spätlese
> Niersteiner Patersberg Spätlese

The 2 above wines could still be good with ideal storage, depending on
who made them. Without knowing that, one can not say more.

> Mettenheimer Schloßberg (Fritz Kleinknecht, Faberrebe Spätlese,
> Bodenheim - Rheinhessen)
> Riesling (A.P.Nr 4382 238 476, Freiherr von Maltz`lche Weinkellerei
> Walsrode, Niederemmel-Piesport, Mosel)

I have not had the wines mentioned just above. It is possible they
could still be good. My experience is that auslese and above 1975s now
are drinking better than lower grades. I would not buy more than one
bottle of these wines until I had a chance to taste them.


> Weißwein Ruster Spätlese (Weinbaugebiet Burgenland, Ferdinand
> Pieroth)
> Weißburgunder (Weinbaugebiet Burgenland, Ferdinand Pieroth)
> Grüner Veltliner (Weinbaugebiet Burgenland, Ferdinand Pieroth)

The wines just above are Austrian and not German. My guess is that they
all might be past their best, but only tasting will tell for sure.
Perhaps another regular of this group who is an expert on Austrian
wines can tell you more.

> Rauenthaler Baiken Kabinett (Staatsweingüter Eltville)

This is a very famous vineyard and the producer(state) is of high
repute. However you are pushing your luck to expect a basic kabinett
grade to hold up well for 30 years. Your chances would be improved with
a spatlese, and I know the auslese version or above of this wine often
can hold up well for 30 years or more. For example the 1976 auslese
still is drinking well. The 1949 TBA also is holding well.

> All wines seem to have been stored in cellars and they are still clear
> and not flaky. Can anyone with more experience suggest what would be a
> good wine (from the above) to open?
>

At the age of these wines, ideal storage at a low temperature is all
important. The wines mentioned above all appear to be of grades under
auslese. My general experience is that a few such wines of this age
still are drinking well, but your chances of getting a very good wine
from Germany in the 1975 vintage are much better if you select an
auslese or higher grade from the best estates.
> Thanks,
> Max