Gala Dinner with Harald Wohlfahrt ***
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Monday, March 9, 2009 by Xavier Auerbach with 577 views
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Monday, March 9, 2009 by Xavier Auerbach with 577 views
NV Alfred Gratien Champagne Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Crisp and rich, wood fermented, traditional.
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2006 Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd Achleithen 93 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Very pure, intense, wonderful acidity, tight but rich, steel and fruit, floral, long.
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2006 Loimer Grüner Veltliner Reserve Käferberg 92 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
Playful, very elegant yellow fruit, white pepper, minerals and depth, light and intense, lovely length.
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2005 Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Reserve Tradition 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
More mature than the 2006's, less radiant than the Loimer, powerful, good depth and richness.
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2008 Wieninger Wiener Gemischter Satz 85 Points
Austria, Wien, Wiener Gemischter Satz
Crisp and young, vegetal, the sauvignon dominates, still a bit yeasty and unsettled.
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2006 Muhr-van der Niepoort Blaufränkisch Spitzerberg 87 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Carnuntum
Pretty tight still, sweet fruit, crisp. Drink 2010 - 2016.
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2006 Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional Douro 91 Points
Portugal, Douro
Rich and ripe, sweet fruit, vanilla, well balanced, firm tannins, spicy, liqueur.
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2006 Quinta do Crasto Douro Reserva Old Vines 88 Points
Portugal, Douro
Lovely sweet fruit, much lighter than the Dona Maria, pleasant, plausible.
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2006 Quinta Vale D. Maria Douro 92 Points
Portugal, Douro
So much deeper than the Crasto, rich and structured, velvety and extracted, profound, wonderful length, juvenile but with maginificent potential.
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2004 Quinta do Vale Meão Porto Vintage 90 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Attractive, young and rich VP, no great opulence, nice enough.
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1991 Niepoort Porto Colheita 90 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Intense and nutty, pleasing, confit fruits, touch of VA, structured, firm bitters, okay length but a bit hot.
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