Half bottles for Thai food offline
King's Heath, Birmingham
Tasted Saturday, November 28, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 487 views
Introduction
Not all half bottles, but predominantly so.
King's Heath, Birmingham
Tasted Saturday, November 28, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 487 views
Not all half bottles, but predominantly so.
NV Champagne Raymond Boulard Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Very rich nose with some pear fruit. Very good palate. Worked nicely with Thai chicken cakes.
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2008 Pieropan Soave 91 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave
From a half botle. This has a lovely nose - melony, fragrant, with hints of cucumber and green pepper. There is a lot more to this than I had expected. There's nice fruit on the palate, fairly ripe and tropical, yet still delicate and with good acidity.
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1960 Léon Beyer Riesling Reserve 81 Points
France, Alsace
From a half. A very riesling nose with petrol and raisin fruit. Odd palate. It's obviously very old, and unfortunately it's now so very tired as to be dead.
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2002 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Auslese 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
8.5% From a half bottle.
A light, delicate riesling nose. Delicious palate. Very, very fresh, yet also with a delicious balanced sweetness.
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1996 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese 91 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
From a half bottle. This is much lighter and fresher than the much younger Breuer, though the nose is rather indeterminate. There's massive acidity - much more prominent than in the Breuer.
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2006 Cline Cellars Viognier 86 Points
USA, California
14%. A half bottle.
This is powerful stuff. Peaches and pears on the nose. This was served at the wrong point in the meal. But unfortunately, on the palate, it's rather dull, lifeless and flabby.
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2000 Velich Chardonnay Tiglat 90 Points
Austria, Burgenland
There's a lot of charry, toasty oak going on here, along with almonds and a curious hint of formaledehyde. On the palate, this is a big, oaky chardonnary, but it works well, and there's nice fruit concentration.
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1990 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre Flawed
France, Alsace
There's a bit of buttery, lychee gewurz nose here, but it's very muted and flat. Good balance on the palate, but it's flat and very ordinary feeling.
Returning to this bottle the next day, it was very clear that this bottle was corked, although it was far from obvious when first opened.
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2000 Château de Chamboureau Savennières Roche aux Moines Chevalier Buhard Cuvée d'Avant Doux 82 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines
13.5%. 500ml (1300 bottles produced)
This feels slightly flabby and musty on the nose. Flabby palate. Really rather sweet and syrupy with nothing to back it up.
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1983 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Helenenkloster Riesling Eiswein 87 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
A very deep, hazed appearance. Apples and raisins on the nose. This is a rich, yet delicate old riesling. It feels older than it should. Bit of a superannuated feel.
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1999 Feiler-Artinger Chardonnay Essenz Ruster Ausbruch 94 Points
Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
9%
There's botrytis immediately evident on the nose, alongside a slight grapiness. The essence of botrytis. The grape is almost incidental. This isn't quite as interesting as the last bottle (half bottle, that is). But it is absolutely glorious. Left overnight, it's become more complex.
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