Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Saturday, January 7, 2012 - Chards, Rieslings and a Pinot with Salil and Friends (Brad's Place): This 375ml was quite a treat. A rather rare old Donnhoff Auslese, it was drinking beautifully. Right from the first pour, it had an absolutely beautiful nose that unfolded in a panoply of orange blossoms and lemon rind, honey and caramel, candied apples and some pineapples, along with a bit of savoury dried fruit peel and a touch of earth bringing up the rear. Glorious stuff. The palate was rather slower off the bat. It was wonderfully balanced, this much was clear, but it was a bit unyielding and rather simple at first. It was only after some time in the glass that it unfurled into a gem of a wine. While always a bit on the light side, especially towards the finish, it had an effortless charm and complexity to it, showing in a lovely silken glide of orange blossoms, tangerines, lemons and a crunch of red apples. These flavours were laced by a nice touch of earthy mineral and spice on the midpalate and into a wonderfully balanced and elegant finish. No great power here, but it was certainly not short, lingering away as it did in a little patina of sweet spice and gentle honeyed nuances. There was still plenty of mouthwatering acidity at the back-end too, serving both to lift the wine beautifully as well as to lend it a lovely sense of detail and precision. Yum.

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