| | Thanks to all the people who got together! Finally i pulled it off - a riesling offline in queens!
wish i could have invited more people but...watch out for part 2 soon!!
It was a pleasure to meet/see all of you guys! This was the bestest b-day ever :)
We tried to pair the food and the wine - from the coments i think it worked. Jay brought a bree baked in a french bred...YUM! - 2002 Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Pfalz
Love this! it needed the 2-3 hour decanting and actually was best 9 hours later (a glassfull was left in the decanter and i am driniking it as i type)
this is real pfalz - tropical overlay, nose that makes your mouth water. pineapples and peaches and apricot?the midpalatte is rich - almoust like a spat, still bit too sweet in the middle but the finish is perfect, long and full of minerality... YUMMY! (90 pts.)
Salad of mixed freens, pears and blue cheese i must say - this match worked like a charm! - 2005 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Spätlese trocken - Germany, Nahe
oh my - this is my fav trocken EVER ... seriously... ripe riesling nose, dry rich midpallate, a looong finish with a touch of RS(10grams)... nothing out of balace, nothing sticks out... amazing concentration and minerality...YUMMY!!! (92 pts.)
- 2004 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Spätlese halbtrocken - Germany, Nahe
a totally different vintage - and the wine shows it. even though this is halbtrocken it tastes drier than the '05, more vicious and stronger on acidity, the minerality becomes the focus rather than the background... very precise wine... (92 pts.)
- 2005 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe
this is the driest '05 spatlese i've tried, amazing fruit cocktail on the nose, long long wine, amazing concentration... with time (5-7 years?) it should be stunning. (93 pts.)
Curry Chicken Skewers with Satay Sauce - 2004 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe
once again - WS 90, IWC (not david s) 89, WA (david S) 94...and who is right? David S.... :)
this is a donnhoff...notes? its elegant, perfect, sleek and ..... this is Natasha Rostova... (damn it Jay, my head is working on novels rather than wine)
these wines are so amazing that they seem to make the world around look simple. 94 now but ++++ potential (94 pts.)
- 2002 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Rheingau
Lyle - i checked - 1000 cases made of this.... which is a HUGE production for 1 wine in Germany - especially on this level... isnt it?
The '02 are officially closed... but this still had enough to show whats hiding under there. Masculine..Lyle said chiseled. the best part here is the structure, strong mineral core, chalky midpallate, stones and red fruit on the finish... i liked this the best of the young wines. (95 pts.)
- 2003 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
this is a good wine, but rather outmatched tonight. there is ton of good fruit, a good finish but the wine feels a bit disjointed at this stage. its more like a fatter spatlese than a real auslese in complexity. good but qpr factor suffers deeply (91 pts.)
Herb crusted Pork Loin with apples and bazil mashed potatoes - 1983 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
doa (FLAWED)
- 1983 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
the group was divided on this - some felt that the '83s were dying. others felt they were great. i LOVED this wine... its green apples, minty finish, forest y and smoky on the nose, touch of caramel in the middle. perfect food wine...not a wine that blows you away but one that makes the perfect day a touch better... maybe its just me but this is what i want from a spatlese (95 pts.)
- 1983 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
alcohol 7.8%..just thought i'd mention it :)
this was simmilar to the prum. tasty, appley golden wine. a bit thicker that the prum but a bit less fresh. some RS left in the finish. long midpallate, nice finish but shorter than prum. again - i am squarely in the "i love this stuff" camp... :) (92 pts.)
- 1976 Bischofliches Konvikt Eitelsbacher Marienholz Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
doa..too bad (FLAWED)
- 1967 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive - France, Alsace
this was on its last breath, but it was still alive, although i might have been the only one to think so.
still sweet - the RS must have been amazing, acidity sticks out but the wine has its charm. again - i am alone on this wine ..oh well
Peach and apricot crumble - 2003 Von Hövel Oberemmeler Hütte Riesling Eiswein - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
this is like a GK auslese with a dash more acidity. still - IMO a great qpr, refreshing light desseet wine that stood up well to the crumble. red berries and ripe apples, YUMMY rather than complex (91 pts.)
Thanks again to everyone. amazing day! off to Riga on tuesday! |
