Domaine Wine Storage
Tasted Friday, July 6, 2012 by tooch with 658 views
Stopped by Domaine on a hot and steamy Friday afternoon in Chicago. The general theme was Austrian whites and Beaujolais. Lots of good stuff was opened.
There were about 3-5 Beaujolais that I wasn't able to try.
2005 Wieninger Grüner Veltliner Kaasgraben 84 Points
Austria, Wien
Had good fresh herbs, pepper, melon and fresh citrus. Thought the palate was a bit toned down and lacked a real personality. The fruit was simplistic but nice.
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2009 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Hollerin 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Explosions of pear, peach, and mango. As is the case with a lot of other 2009 Pichler's, the acid just doesn't keep up with the density of the fruit. Despite the lower-than-desired acidity, the fruit is vivid and beautifully plush. Hopefully, I'll get to try these wines in a decade...maybe I'll regret thinking they won't last a long time.
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2003 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein 91 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
This wine really surprised me. I've had a bunch of disappointing 2003s from the likes of Hirtzberger and Alzinger that were just warm and flat. This, however, had great finesse and energy on the palate. Awesome pears, white peach and citrus on the palate. Great acidity, nicely balanced.
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1997 Weingut Salomon Undhof Riesling Undhof Kögl 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal
Smooth and citrusy with nice white peach and crushed stones. Palate still had nicely integrated acidity on the finish too - despite the fruit smoothing out and losing a bit of energy on the palate, still thought this was quite excellent!
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2000 Prager Grüner Veltliner Auslese Achleiten 91 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Very interesting wine. Fair amount of botrytis on the nose with subtle nuttiness, lemon, apple and minerals. Palate was smooth as hell with dense herbal, spice and pear tones. The flavors were big and dense and teetered on the edge of being a bit too big - however this still had nice acidity and balance.
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2007 Prager Riesling Smaragd Klaus 89 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
A bit muted on the nose with some peach, lemon and herbs. Palate was very nice, but didn't have the extra kick to really move it into 90-point territory. That said, had nice white peach, floral lift, and crushed rocks.
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2007 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein 92 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Just as good as before - which is slightly surprising for a 2007 Austrian riesling. Had an incredible nose of minerals, peach, petrichor and fresh pear. The palate was focused with the minerals and acidity really tuned up to an 11. Had lovely floral and orchard fruit throughout - just great stuff.
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2006 Bernhard Ott Grüner Veltliner Rosenberg 91 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wagram
Peppery fresh melons and pears on the nose. The palate was weighty and dense with lively acidity that kept it fresh. Herbal, peppery and floral are the best ways to describe the palate. Seemed to be in a good place.
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2010 Weingut Familie Prieler Pinot Blanc Ried Seeberg 88 Points
Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Great minerality and stone fruit on the nice with a wonderfully fresh palate with great floral and peach tones. Great value.
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2006 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
A really nice riesling. Had wonderful acidity (perfect for a 103 day in Chicago) that melded well with great white peach, some grain notes, and pear. The fruit was expressive and nicely balanced with the acidity.
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2002 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Loibner Berg Flawed
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
corked
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2006 Weingut Knoll Riesling Beerenauslese Loibner 91 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Rich, spicy and balanced. Great sappy peach, pear and lime on the palate all with a real freshness and energetic character to them. Lovely stuff.
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2002 Alois Kracher Chardonnay TBA #9 Nouvelle Vague 91 Points
Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
Dense and spicy. Great apricot and pear on the nose with darker and denser peach and apple undertones. There was also a touch of earthiness to it - maybe some darker spices actually. Acidity was pretty nice on the finish.
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