Very light and graceful body, somewhat creamy slightly chalky texture. Sweet lemon and lime. Very well-integrated (and quite understated) sweetness. Very high acid - an argument could be made that the acid is a bit too much for the fruit. Quite possibly, my favorite white of the night (Take that Prum and Muller!).
Medium tawny color. Inviting nose of sandalwood, spice, dark fruit. Body has some weight, but seems very light. Great acidity. Some plum notes on the palate with spice (oak). Quite a nice nose, but palate is in decline.
Yum! My wine of the night. Very complex nose of red fruit, cedar, drop of soy, spice, and on and on… Very soft, faded nearly absent tannin; fairly high acid. Cedar and spice.
My best experience with wine, as the ripe, fruity cab-franc half of this Jeckyll-and-Hyde seems to be maturing and yielding to its more serious, herbal other half. Another several years may yet resolve the split personality that has been my issue with this wine.
Very rich and thick. The wine doesn't have "legs" - instead, the legs have some wine. Figs, plums, caramel, bitter chocolate, prune juice, loads of spice. Crazy high acid (very well balanced with the sweetness). Very long finish.
2013 Dirty and Rowdy Sémillon
USA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville
Interesting and unique wine, and much lighter than Bordeaux Semillon tends to be, with rich apple and good acidity. Nice; not mind-blowing.
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2010 Nikolaihof Neuburger
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Pretty nose. Quite floral, with ripe fruit; rich. Quite enjoyable.
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2001 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese Auction Flawed
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Seriously spritzy on open, showing quite the second fermentation. Quite advanced nose.
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2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Very light spritz on open showing its youth (at 13 years old). Apricot, tart lime. Yum! Not an awesome, cerebral wine, but incredibly enjoyable.
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2001 Weingut Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Very light and graceful body, somewhat creamy slightly chalky texture. Sweet lemon and lime. Very well-integrated (and quite understated) sweetness. Very high acid - an argument could be made that the acid is a bit too much for the fruit. Quite possibly, my favorite white of the night (Take that Prum and Muller!).
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2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Spätlese "Schmitt"
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lime. Good finish. This was quite good, but I had only a taste as there were so many other (better) wines to drink.
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