ABC (anything but Chardonnay) with Thai food

Tasted Wednesday, April 27, 2016 by RajivAyyangar with 245 views

Introduction

Great food and fun wines! With Ed, Tim, Ashish, Nan, and a few others.

Flight 1 (10 Notes)

  • 2014 Weingut Keller Riesling von der Fels 88 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Pale straw-platinum in color. Slight petrol, underripe peach pit, lime, wet slate, white blossoms.
    On the palate, slight petillance, high acid, barely perceptible RS (maybe 5g/L?)
    Slightly diminished alcohol (12%). Clean and slatey. Finish of underripe lime peel. Slight white pepper floral note that reminds me of a particular element in an Alsace Muscat.
    Clean, lean, and correct.
    8.5-9.

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  • 2010 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 88 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Medium straw with a touch of gold. Sweet and savory nose of yellow apples, wet wool, slight rotting peach, beeswax.
    In the mouth, medium-bodied, slightly sweet (feels like 7-10g/L RS). High+ acid and a clean finish (no bitterness).
    Between 8.5 and 9.

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  • 2007 The Council Pinot Noir Grande Cuvée Rosella's Vineyard 80 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

    Medium gold in the glass. Nose of extremely oxidative bruised apples and apple core. Slightly fishy. Bruised plum. I’m not a fan of this.
    Around 8

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  • 2000 Kalin Cellars Sémillon 90 Points

    USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Livermore Valley

    Medium gold in the glass. Buttery, plasticky, and reductive nose (slight burning rubber) with slight honey-on-toast (a particular note that Semillon develops with age).
    On the palate, elevated alcohol (13.5%), high acid, buttered honey-toast, and a bit of development (sunny and savory). It tastes like there’s some French oak in addition to the oak-like notes of Semillon.
    Around 9

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  • 2002 C. H. Berres Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spätlese 88 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Moderate concentration straw with a hint of gold. Advanced petrol, beeswax, ripe lime, limeade. In the mouth, clean with high acid, some sweetness (feels like 15g/L RS), and low alcohol (feels like 10% but actually 8).
    Between 8.5 and 9

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  • 2012 Sandlands Chenin Blanc Amador County 85 Points

    USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County

    Underripe peach core with slight reduction and wet wool.
    In the mouth, dry with elevated acid. A bit bitter and hot (despite reading 12.8% alcohol). Tastes like partial new oak (vanilla, freshly-sanded wood, maybe about 30% new?).
    Score: around 8.5

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  • 2001 Rolly Gassmann Auxerrois Moenchreben de Rorschwihr 87 Points

    France, Alsace

    Moderate color concentration straw with a bit of gold. Aromatic nose with dead-on ripe starfruit! Slight ripe papaya - tastes a bit dusty and wilted, like in an Asian market. Bruised starfruit, jackfruit.
    Feels like 10g/L RS, moderate alcohol (~12.5%), medium acid and slight phenolic bitterness. A bit flat on the palate - could use a bit of verve. Structured a bit like a Pinot Gris.
    8.5-9

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  • 2012 Atwater Vineyards Gewürztraminer 75 Points

    USA, New York, Finger Lakes

    Tasted blind:
    Moderate straw in the glass. Medium-plus intensity aromatics, terpene-driven (rose petals, slight lychee, fresh flowers tending towards slightly white pepper).
    Dry, elevated alcohol (13.5%), elevated acid, high phenolic bitterness. More floral white-pepper terpenes.
    High terpenes, so I’m thinking Gewurz, Muscat, Torrontes. Seemed more complex than Torrontes. Dry, so I’d guess Muscat, but the acid’s a bit low and it’s really way too bitter for Muscat.
    Actually: Finger-Lakes Gewurz. This is not bad, aromatically, but it’s super bitter! Gewurz tends to be a bit phenolic, but this seems extreme.
    7.5.

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  • 1993 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Nuits St. Georges Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges

    Cloudy medium ruby with a garnet rim.
    Corked.
    On the palate - barnyard (manure) and significant oxidation (apple core).
    FLAWED (corked)

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  • 1975 Nouvelle Societe de la Cote Radieuse Rivesaltes Rivesaltes Blanc 83 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Rivesaltes

    Grenache blanc I think?
    Oxidative, nutty nose. Nail polish. Tired stewed tomato.
    Full bodied with high alcohol (16%) and medium acid. Sweet - feels about 80g/L.
    I’m not a fan.
    8-8.5

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