Community Tasting Note

RajivAyyangar wrote:

Monday, September 28, 2015 - Intro Somm Day 1 - Paso (Paso Robles): Clear, day-bright.
Medium concentration yellow, reflections of gold.
No gas or sediment.
Medium tears.

Nose:
Clean, Elevated intensity nose, youthful in nature.
Terpenes - fresh white flowers, ripe peach and melon. Ripe citrus - lime.
Slightly reductive. The aroma is a bit depressed. A bit of pool toy/petrol, possibly TDN. Possible slight botrytis.

Dry, maybe 2-3g/L RS.
Medium minus body,
Diminished alcohol - 11%
High acidity - malic and tartaric.
no phenolic bitterness.

Old-world - slate driven.

Albarino - Acid is too high.
Riesling -
Gruner Veltliner - No phenolic bitterness, no vegetal character.

This is Awesome:
German Riesling, Trocken.
Australian Riesling - not throwing off as much petrol as I'd expect.
Alsace Riesling - not enough alcohol, I'd expect more dirtiness - maybe more botrytis.

Mosel, Riesling, 2014. Good quality - I like this a lot!

Actually:
11.5% alcohol, Peter Jacob Kuhn
Riesling Trocken, Rheingau 2014.
No oak, but large Foudres or "Stuck".

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