2015 Müller-Catoir Haardter Scheurebe Trocken

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  8/30/2019 - jkscully Likes this wine:

  Scheurebe was created by German viticulturalist George scheu (hence the name) in 1916. It’s a cross between Riesling and an unknown wild grape, but in terms of flavor characterstics, it seems most helpful to think of it like a cross between a Riesling and a Sauvignon Blanc. Like a Riesling, it starts with honey, peach, green apple, lemon thyme, jasmine, violet, and salty sea air, but like a Sauvignon Blanc, it finishes with burnt orange peel and distinctive grapefruit on the finish. Ellen says that it tastes like a Sauvignon Blanc, but has the feel of a Riesling, which also seems like a good way to think about the grape. I tried it on day 1 in the Riesling Sommelier glass and on day 2 in the Loire Sommelier glass and it was much better on day 2 in the Loire Sommelier glass. Ok match with shrimp salad and pasta with ricotta, but good match with Indonesian chicken with spices, preserved lemon, and olives, cooked in a tagine. The salty olives really went well with this wine. It was clearly a good wine, but I’m not sure that Scheurebe is a grape that can reach great heights—for instance, I think Muller Catoir’s Muskateller has a higher celing. In the end, I’d rather drink Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc. I do, however, think that this wine would have been better with some additional bottle age.

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