German Riesling Offline

Counts Manor
Tasted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by Mlermontov with 993 views

Introduction

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.

Flight 1 - Jay brought a bree baked in a french bred...YUM! (1 Note)

  • 2002 Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Kabinett 90 Points

    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!

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Flight 2 - Salad of mixed freens, pears and blue cheese (3 Notes)

i must say - this match worked like a charm!

Flight 3 - Curry Chicken Skewers with Satay Sauce (3 Notes)

  • 2004 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 94 Points

    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

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  • 2002 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese 95 Points

    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.

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  • 2003 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 91 Points

    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

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Flight 4 - Herb crusted Pork Loin with apples and bazil mashed potatoes (5 Notes)

Flight 5 - Peach and apricot crumble (1 Note)

Closing

Thanks again to everyone. amazing day! off to Riga on tuesday!

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