Boerne wine club Rieslings

The Boerne Wine Club ended the summer with a Riesling tasting. No Texas wines appeared? We started with the drier styles of Alsace and Austria. Moved onto a variety of Oregon and Washington state versions and then into a range of German wines, mostly Spatlese and Ausleses
We threw in a quick Bordeaux blind for those that were overwhelmed with all the fruit.
We finished with another small Auslese and a rare Okanagan Icewine from Mission Hill

• 2003 Schmelz Riesling Smaragd Steinriegl

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

  light fruity Austrian Riesling

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• 2006 Domaine Mittnacht Freres Riesling

  France, Alsace

  bone Dry, pale Riesling with faint schwitzig aromas and flavors

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• 2010 Trimbach Riesling

  France, Alsace

  bone dry, tart, crisp Riesling with some apple and grapefruit flavors.

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• 2004 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile

  France, Alsace

  Fantastic bone dry, petrolly, full bodied, Riesling with smoky grapefruit flavors.

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• 2006 Weingut Hirsch Riesling Gaisberg

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

  Whew! Strong Petrol, almost kerosene nose that was off-putting to some, and others loved it. Very typical to me and lovely. bone dry. Not for the faint of heart

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• 2010 Alexana Riesling Revana Vineyard

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

  nice dry Willamette Riesling. Crisp apple flavors

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• 2012 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl

  USA, Washington

  really quite a wine for the price. Bright lime, peach flavors with a tangy acidity to cut through a thick balsamic dressing. Nice wine

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• 2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  A bit simple, but great wine for the price. It's Riesling and great on a hot summer night.

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• 2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen Riesling Eroica

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  Extremely reliable American Riesling. Seemed a bit simple tonight, but decent bright lime and honeysuckle flavors.

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• 2011 Carl Sittmann Riesling Spätlese **

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  a light, off dry Riesling, varietal, but lacks some acidity with a simple easy finish

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• 2010 J & HA Strub Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Spätlese

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Nice, bright, lime flavors, off dry riesling

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• 2011 Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese #13

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  pale straw, some herby, petrol flavors, rather sweet and a bit light, smooth on palate. some lime as well.

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• 2007 Joh. Jos. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  pale golden yellow. Much lighter than I anticipated. some sweet peach and lime flavors, lacking any petrol and a bit light in acidity, but impeccably balanced. I don't think this has the stuffing or acidity for longer aging. I say, drink up in its lovely rather ethereal state right now.

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• 1994 Château Pontet-Canet

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Served blind to the group at a Riesling tasting.
  Amazingly dark plum purple for a 19 year old wine. It's funny the Merlot component really shines through, making this seem like a younger right-bank wine. Drinking beautiful, but seemingly not going anywhere. The best of the case so far.

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• 1999 Reichsrat Von Buhl Forster Ungeheuer Riesling Auslese

  Germany, Pfalz

  much lighter than expected, still rather pale straw colored. light peach and petrol aromas. On palate closer to spatlese sweetness and mouthfeel, but lovely. some acidity, but probably good to have opened now.

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• 2006 Mission Hill Riesling Icewine Reserve

  Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA

  Fairly deep golden brown. Thick petrolly aromas. Dense sweet on palate with over ripe apples and brown sugar. Nice acidity. Drinking rather lovely right now.

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The 2004 Trimbach Frederic Emile was the clear favorite, with very high marks for the Alexana and the Eroica.
The 1994 Pontet Canet served blind with dinner was a real winner, with most thinking it a younger Californian or Right Bank.