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Half bottles for Thai food offline
King's Heath, Birmingham
Tasted November 28, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 480 views
Introduction
Not all half bottles, but predominantly so.
Flight 1 (11 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Champagne Raymond Boulard Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
91 points
Very rich nose with some pear fruit. Very good palate. Worked nicely with Thai chicken cakes.
White
2008 Pieropan Soave
91 points
From a half botle. This has a lovely nose - melony, fragrant, with hints of cucumber and green pepper. There is a lot more to this than I had expected. There's nice fruit on the palate, fairly ripe and tropical, yet still delicate and with good acidity.
White
1960 Léon Beyer Riesling Reserve
81 points
From a half. A very riesling nose with petrol and raisin fruit. Odd palate. It's obviously very old, and unfortunately it's now so very tired as to be dead.
White - Off-dry
2002 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Auslese
92 points
8.5% From a half bottle.
A light, delicate riesling nose. Delicious palate. Very, very fresh, yet also with a delicious balanced sweetness.
A light, delicate riesling nose. Delicious palate. Very, very fresh, yet also with a delicious balanced sweetness.
White - Off-dry
1996 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese
91 points
From a half bottle. This is much lighter and fresher than the much younger Breuer, though the nose is rather indeterminate. There's massive acidity - much more prominent than in the Breuer.
White
2006 Cline Cellars Viognier
86 points
14%. A half bottle.
This is powerful stuff. Peaches and pears on the nose. This was served at the wrong point in the meal. But unfortunately, on the palate, it's rather dull, lifeless and flabby.
This is powerful stuff. Peaches and pears on the nose. This was served at the wrong point in the meal. But unfortunately, on the palate, it's rather dull, lifeless and flabby.
White
2000 Velich Chardonnay Tiglat
90 points
There's a lot of charry, toasty oak going on here, along with almonds and a curious hint of formaledehyde. On the palate, this is a big, oaky chardonnary, but it works well, and there's nice fruit concentration.
White
1990 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre
flawed
There's a bit of buttery, lychee gewurz nose here, but it's very muted and flat. Good balance on the palate, but it's flat and very ordinary feeling.
Returning to this bottle the next day, it was very clear that this bottle was corked, although it was far from obvious when first opened.
Returning to this bottle the next day, it was very clear that this bottle was corked, although it was far from obvious when first opened.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2000 Château de Chamboureau Savennières Roche aux Moines Chevalier Buhard Cuvée d'Avant Doux
82 points
13.5%. 500ml (1300 bottles produced)
This feels slightly flabby and musty on the nose. Flabby palate. Really rather sweet and syrupy with nothing to back it up.
This feels slightly flabby and musty on the nose. Flabby palate. Really rather sweet and syrupy with nothing to back it up.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1983 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Helenenkloster Riesling Eiswein
87 points
A very deep, hazed appearance. Apples and raisins on the nose. This is a rich, yet delicate old riesling. It feels older than it should. Bit of a superannuated feel.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1999 Feiler-Artinger Chardonnay Essenz Ruster Ausbruch
94 points
9%
There's botrytis immediately evident on the nose, alongside a slight grapiness. The essence of botrytis. The grape is almost incidental. This isn't quite as interesting as the last bottle (half bottle, that is). But it is absolutely glorious. Left overnight, it's become more complex.
There's botrytis immediately evident on the nose, alongside a slight grapiness. The essence of botrytis. The grape is almost incidental. This isn't quite as interesting as the last bottle (half bottle, that is). But it is absolutely glorious. Left overnight, it's become more complex.