Angelica Wine Club - Red & White & Riesling

Some bright spark came up with the idea to do a Riesling tasting...others wanted other wines...so we had a slightly more than 50% Riesling quotient...

• NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Réserve

  France, Champagne

  Plenty of yeast, aldehyde, brioche, biscuit and bread yeast, slight lemon. Toasty and tangy, muted citrus is tangy, brioche again, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. S'okay to nice.

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• 2019 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Ooh, a little kerosene (which dissipates with time), touch of sulphur, apple, very slight stone fruit. Medium plus intensity acidity , green apple, grip on the back of the throat, simple but opens with time and gains a little palate weight.

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• 2020 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Medium minus intensity aromas of mineral, muted fruit. Juicy tends to Medium plus intensity acidity , tangy, citrus is non delineated but, with time, starts to show some tangerine, kumquat with a little touch of lemon pith. Balanced. Nice.

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• 2013 O'Leary Walker Riesling 22 Petals Watervale

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Watervale

  "Served blind. Honey, very slight kerosene, muted citrus, slightly herbaceous underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity , super tangy, red apple and apple skin lends a crunchy quality, citrus pushes yellow and unripe orange, lime. A little herbal note. I guessed SA, 10-12 years old.
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• 2022 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Klamm Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Nahe

  Considerably richer than the previous wines but still nimble; more stone fruit notes; nectarine, slight sulphur, red and yellow apple. Juicy, fleshy, super-tangy, touches of texture, stone fruit. Young but nice.

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• 2018 Castagna Quasibianco Grower's Selection

  Australia, Victoria, North East, King Valley

  "Served blind.
  Medium minus intensity aromas of waxy, honey, muted citrus is non delineated, herbaceous notes complete the nose. Medium plus intensity acidity on the palate. It's quite tough & rough, a touch short, medium minus intensity flavours. Ugh. "

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• 2023 Bay of Fires Riesling

  Australia, Tasmania

  Red fruit splash (oddly), green apples, citrus; shows a little lime, mandarin. Medium plus acidity, dry, mid palate texture, solids note, touch of salinity, nice.

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• 1999 Leo Buring Riesling Clare Valley

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

  Honey, cream, butter, muted crystallised limes. Medium plus intensity acidity , apple, lime, slightly dilute and fresh, there is a touch of apple skin bitterness on the long finish. Nice.

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• 2018 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly Les Sept Vignes

  France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly

  Touch of savoury cherry fruit, slight white pepper, rocky minerality, savoury spices. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, dark hued fruits, silky though drying tannins touch of non intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish, black cherry on the finish, simple, nice.

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• 2023 Joshua Cooper Pinot Noir Doug's Vineyard

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Macedon Ranges

  Slight whole bunch, super jubey; blackberry and cherry, buttery lactic notes, slightly earthy underpin, pretty with a slightly hoppy note. More of the same on the palate but it's quite tart with very slight volatile acidity (which doesn't promise a long life), not really any tannins, quite dilute. Okay now though.

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• 2013 Vinogradi Nuic Merlot

  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hercegovina, Mostar

  Rich, plummy but very oaky, a little savoury underpin. Plenty of drying woody texture, over the top of the plummy dark hued fruits, there is a little more sharpness to the acidity on the finish, tannins lends a little pepper to the finish oddly. Hmm.

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A lot of fun. Some nice Rieslings...