The Lyon's Tree House
Tasted Friday, April 8, 2011 by Grinner with 614 views
For our 90th tasting for this group in 15 years, it made sense to have a wine (or two) from each year of the 90's. Two hours before the "meeting", the bottles were decanted off their sediment and spent about 15 minutes in the decanter- five decanters were used. Then they were placed back in bottle and served non-blinded.
A lesson in provenance as the only bad bottles and corks were those purchased lately. All my bought on release wines were great...
1991 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
The gold color makes you wonder HOW oxidized it will be...not bad. It's very dry, earthy, and then seems to add some weight and flavors including tart apple, nuts, pear, and earth/tea. Better w/ food: prosciutto on pizza margherita?
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1993 Jos. Christoffel Jr. (Christoffel-Prüm) Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese 91 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Pale yellow w/ an almost greenish hint, it has classy stone fruit, petrol, and some tropical fruits on nose and palate. It's noticeably sweet but in balance w/ the acidity -- no cloying, just a clean citrus finish. A real palate refresher.
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