Dinner with the Neighbours

Old Airport Road
Tasted Sunday, January 5, 2014 by Derek Darth Taster with 216 views

Introduction

Dinner hosted by the neighbours. Home-cooked chicken cordon bleu, pan-seared halibut, buttered vegetables and buttered rice. Drank whites as per their preference and also to compliment the food.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2012 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 89 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero

    Heady perfumed flowery nose. Lots of pear, nectarine, and stone fruits on the palate. Crisp acidity also. Like a fuller-bodied Sauvignon Blanc mixed with Viogner floral elements but without the tropical fruits. Went well with chicken cordon bleu and halibut.

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  • 2012 Dr. Hermann Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett 87 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Malt sugar on the nose. Bit of sulfur and burnt match also. Balanced sweetness on the palate with lime on the mid-palate. Just enough acidity to prevent the sugars cloying on the medium finish. Sulfur and burnt match continues from the nose onto the palate, masquerading somewhat like a toasted oak flavour of chardonnay (but cannot be because this is a German Riesling). Now I get what KUUMIES means about this having obvious sulfur. However, the balanced sweetness provided enough enjoyment to keep my fellow dinner mates happy. 8% alcohol.

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Closing

Good opportunity for me to try some of these interesting whites I had been harboring for a while.

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