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Thai and Riesling Night
Tasted November 5, 2022 by Michael Hung with 66 views
Introduction
I hosted a Riesling night at my girlfriend's Thai restaurant with much success. We started with drier Rieslings and decided that we should save and revisit the GGs at the end without food.. We paired the Thai food with the pradikat Rieslings.
Flight 1 - Aperitifs (4 notes)
White
2018 Weingut Keller Riesling RR
93 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Limestone, stone fruit, citrus, on the cusp of dry and off-dry. Well balanced, long finish. Quite an amazing wine especially being much cheaper than Keller's other drier wines. Was one of the most popular wines tonight. Showing 92-93 with upside
Limestone, stone fruit, citrus, on the cusp of dry and off-dry. Well balanced, long finish. Quite an amazing wine especially being much cheaper than Keller's other drier wines. Was one of the most popular wines tonight. Showing 92-93 with upside
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White - Sparkling
2010 Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant Extra Brut
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Fairly atypical Champagne to my palate. Yeasty/toasty with unripe orchard fruit, apricots and citrus, buttered toast. Fairly aggressive mousse. 89-90 for me tonight.
Fairly atypical Champagne to my palate. Yeasty/toasty with unripe orchard fruit, apricots and citrus, buttered toast. Fairly aggressive mousse. 89-90 for me tonight.
White
2018 Wittmann Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs
93 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Saline, minerality, lean but still fully ripe stone fruit, white peach. Good concentration with a clean long finish. Quite approachable right now, but got better with time. This was showing better than the 2012 Keller Kirchspiel tonight in terms of fruit and finish.
Saline, minerality, lean but still fully ripe stone fruit, white peach. Good concentration with a clean long finish. Quite approachable right now, but got better with time. This was showing better than the 2012 Keller Kirchspiel tonight in terms of fruit and finish.
White
2013 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Falkenlay Riesling Großes Gewächs
93 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Tasted a touch sweeter than the Wittmann. Riper stone fruit, peaches, citrus perfume, slight straw and hay. The sweetness adds a nice balance that wasn't showing in the Keller or Wittmann, age showing a touch of honey. Although not as concentrated as the Rheinhessen duo.
Tasted a touch sweeter than the Wittmann. Riper stone fruit, peaches, citrus perfume, slight straw and hay. The sweetness adds a nice balance that wasn't showing in the Keller or Wittmann, age showing a touch of honey. Although not as concentrated as the Rheinhessen duo.
Flight 2 - Entrees (4 notes)
White - Off-dry
2012 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Spätlese
93 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Ripe sweet stone fruit, ripe and juicy yellow peaches. RS balanced with acidity, nice freshness to the wine. Rich Spatlese, a very good showing. Showing slight honeyed fruit character with its age. 93 tonight with continued maturation upside (94+).
Ripe sweet stone fruit, ripe and juicy yellow peaches. RS balanced with acidity, nice freshness to the wine. Rich Spatlese, a very good showing. Showing slight honeyed fruit character with its age. 93 tonight with continued maturation upside (94+).
White - Off-dry
2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
95 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
One of my WOTNs. Very prominent and intense ripe yellow and stone fruit, sweet honeyed peaches and apricot, big bold fruit enveloping the entire palate. Sugars are well balanced with acidity, despite the sweetness of the wine. Long long finish of golden fruit dipped in honey, lasts forever. Still improved with time and air. Matched amazingly with Thai food. 95+ showing
One of my WOTNs. Very prominent and intense ripe yellow and stone fruit, sweet honeyed peaches and apricot, big bold fruit enveloping the entire palate. Sugars are well balanced with acidity, despite the sweetness of the wine. Long long finish of golden fruit dipped in honey, lasts forever. Still improved with time and air. Matched amazingly with Thai food. 95+ showing
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White - Off-dry
2002 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
92 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Much more oxidative and advanced than the 2005 Prum. Also more advanced than my first bottle. Matches my old notes to a degree, but this died after a hour of opening. Chalking it up to bottle variation here.
Much more oxidative and advanced than the 2005 Prum. Also more advanced than my first bottle. Matches my old notes to a degree, but this died after a hour of opening. Chalking it up to bottle variation here.
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Comments (2)
White - Off-dry
1976 Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Auslese
91 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Still showing a lot of development and interesting characteristics. Slightly chemical on the finish, tons of oxidative notes. Dried sweet peaches and apricot, ripe tropical fruit, tastes botrytised with plenty of honey and syrup. Long sweet finish with some acid still kicking.
Still showing a lot of development and interesting characteristics. Slightly chemical on the finish, tons of oxidative notes. Dried sweet peaches and apricot, ripe tropical fruit, tastes botrytised with plenty of honey and syrup. Long sweet finish with some acid still kicking.
Flight 3 - Digestifs (3 notes)
White
2018 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Blanc Les Granits
flawed
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Potentially flawed bottle? Not showing much fruit, slightly bitter, surely it is not showing how it should be.
Potentially flawed bottle? Not showing much fruit, slightly bitter, surely it is not showing how it should be.
White
2012 Weingut Keller Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
From Magnum. Opened up at the beginning to allow a few hours of slow ox. Showing slightly backwards, potentially in an awkward phase (magnum showing). Med+ intensity of orchard and yellow fruit, stone fruit, citrus, limestone/minerality. This was missing a bit of concentration for me, but still carried good tension with its acid as well as balance. Finish was shorter than expected, will give it more time to open up. 91-92 tonight, but I brought it home to see if it changes.
Day 2: Opened up a bit more, slightly sweeter and a small increment to the finish.
Day 3: Started to stagnate and die a little, but showing the best fruit intensity today. Really difficult to predict the evolution of this bottle.
From Magnum. Opened up at the beginning to allow a few hours of slow ox. Showing slightly backwards, potentially in an awkward phase (magnum showing). Med+ intensity of orchard and yellow fruit, stone fruit, citrus, limestone/minerality. This was missing a bit of concentration for me, but still carried good tension with its acid as well as balance. Finish was shorter than expected, will give it more time to open up. 91-92 tonight, but I brought it home to see if it changes.
Day 2: Opened up a bit more, slightly sweeter and a small increment to the finish.
Day 3: Started to stagnate and die a little, but showing the best fruit intensity today. Really difficult to predict the evolution of this bottle.
White
2002 Paul Anheuser Niederhäuser Riesling
92 points
[Thai and Riesling Night - Nine Rieslings]
Floral notes, blossom and spearmint, lean stone fruit, white cherry, minerality and slight herbal/green notes on the mid palate. Honeyed sweetness on the attack, finishes with lean orchard fruit. Good acid and balance, limestone and spearmint on the finish. Showing its age well, 92-93 tonight.
Floral notes, blossom and spearmint, lean stone fruit, white cherry, minerality and slight herbal/green notes on the mid palate. Honeyed sweetness on the attack, finishes with lean orchard fruit. Good acid and balance, limestone and spearmint on the finish. Showing its age well, 92-93 tonight.