2006 Josef Chromy Riesling

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  8/5/2013 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Best of Tasmania (Verde, East Sydney): {screwcap, 13.5%} Josef Chromy came to Tasmania from Czechoslovakia in 1950; after owning Rochecombe & Heemskerk, and founding Tamar Ridge, he finally sank $40m into his eponymous winery at Relbia, 10 minutes south of Launceston. The vineyard is clay and brown soils over dolerite base. Winemaker Jeremy Dineen. Some Rotters reckoned a touch of kerosene on the nose here; this was mid-yellow in colour and looked about its age. There were still plenty of lime characters on the nose, and these followed through on the palate, which is still strongly acidic. You wouldn’t say it‘s charming; it’s linear, assertive and powerfully dry, even though it’s no more than medium-bodied in weight. It’s the intensity of it that makes the impression. Crunchy and lingering with lime/citric fruit; an even palate and medium-length finish complete the picture. Drink any time over the next 5-8 years.

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  8/8/2010 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 13.5%, A$20} Pale straw-yellow, still shot with green tinges. Powerful, quite youthful nose of limes, musk and chalk. With time in the glass,takes on a faintly honeyed tinge, but it's mostly still evolving primary fruits. The palate is powerful, with musky citric fruits picking up a steely note on the way through. Quite full-bodied (ie, nearer Alsace than Rheingau), with musky fruits, a slightly chalky texture, and enough powerful acidity to offset the depth of alcohol. Was something of a bruiser when young; slowly aging with the same attitude. Much less developed than the similar-aged Lubiana riesling last week. Probably in something of a evolutionary dead-zone (which seems to be much less pronounced than under cork); keep for another 5 years before re-trying.

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