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Berserkfest weekend

Very brief notes over sushi

Tasted November 13, 2010 by indiscriminate palate with 379 views

Flight 1 (15 notes)

White - Sparkling
2002 Jose Dhondt Champagne Grand Cru Mes Vieilles Vignes Blanc de Blancs France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Loads of autolytic elements - brioche, toast. Long finish of sour pear, some lime. Very good!
White
2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile France, Alsace
Quite nice, with a slight tinny note that I found very distracting.
White - Sparkling
1995 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut France, Champagne
Butterscotch, skunky… flawed (I hope)
White
2009 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett #7 Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
pear, herbs, excellent acidity, green apple, excellent.
White
2009 Kruger-Rumpf Münsterer Rheinberg Riesling Kabinett Germany, Nahe
There is a reason that we went through five cases of this in a jiffy. Awesome, and even among several heavy hitters, held its own as one of the wines of the night.
White - Off-dry
2009 Dönnhoff Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Felsentürmchen Spätlese Germany, Nahe
Very fruit forward; lasted only a little while in my glass, though others suggested developing floral aromatics with time. Tonight, showed worse than many other producers' '09s.
White
2001 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Weird, bizarre, wet salty vinyl with an even weirder finish. Enjoy if you're into that sort of thing.
White - Off-dry
2003 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese Germany, Nahe
Quite good on open, with a nice freshness and slight chalkiness on the palate. Some petrol. With air, much of the complexity and freshness goes into hiding and it becomes much less enjoyable.
White
2009 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Why do I not own more of this? Grass, grapefruit, lemon, and yum.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Heidsieck & Co. Monopole Champagne Blue Top Brut France, Champagne
Solid, but not terribly exciting.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
Nice, but lacking the verve and freshness that younger (or better aged) versions have.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2007 Macari Vineyards Block E USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
Cotton candy, strawberry candy, and any and every other candy. Nose: candy. Palate: candy. Finish: candy. Overall: candy. How do you "smell" sugar? Until this wine, I didn't know it was possible.
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