German Riesling Offline (Counts Manor): a totally different vintage - and the wine shows it. even though this is halbtrocken it tastes drier than the '05, more vicious and stronger on acidity, the minerality becomes the focus rather than the background... very precise wine...
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In which we drink French, Italian & German with Dan Fredman. (Il Corso): Warning! Warning! A Lyle Fass selection! Nice guy, but we really have divergent tastes in wine. Doesn’t help that the label says halbtrocken, as I find them to be a waste of good Riesling. Stinky as hell as it’s sulfured up the wazoo. A powdered pez candy note does fight its way through, though. Taut and crisp with the usual stripped halbtrocken mouthfeel I don’t like. There’s some upfront sweetness and guava notes of no particular interest. A big hole in the middle followed by citrus pith and Bayer aspirin flavors on the finish. Not quite a winner. C.
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7/23/2006 - Mlermontov wrote: 92 Points
German Riesling Offline (Counts Manor): a totally different vintage - and the wine shows it. even though this is halbtrocken it tastes drier than the '05, more vicious and stronger on acidity, the minerality becomes the focus rather than the background... very precise wine...
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3/21/2006 - BradKNYC wrote:
In which we drink French, Italian & German with Dan Fredman. (Il Corso): Warning! Warning! A Lyle Fass selection! Nice guy, but we really have divergent tastes in wine. Doesn’t help that the label says halbtrocken, as I find them to be a waste of good Riesling. Stinky as hell as it’s sulfured up the wazoo. A powdered pez candy note does fight its way through, though. Taut and crisp with the usual stripped halbtrocken mouthfeel I don’t like. There’s some upfront sweetness and guava notes of no particular interest. A big hole in the middle followed by citrus pith and Bayer aspirin flavors on the finish. Not quite a winner. C.
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