From what I’ve read, a textbook entry-level example of Alsace Riesling in a dry style. Uncomplicated and not complex. Structurally and aromatically sound. Score: Between 8 and 8.5 ------------ Full Sensory
Visual: Clear, bright pale straw, reflections of green in the glass no gas or sediment moderate tears.
Nose: moderate minus intensity, clean. Lemon - ripe meyer, lime zest, secondaries of honey, beeswax. Not complex. Youthful.
Palate: Nearly dry - 4-5g/L RS? Moderate alcohol - I saw it was 12.5% More lemon character on the palate. Elevated acidity, not quite high. Simple. Balance is light, fresh, crisp. Moderate finish - ripe lemon. Clean malic and tartaric in balance. Acidity lasts a bit longer than the flavor, but it’s a nice clean finish with no phenolic bitterness.
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5/12/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote:
Alsace with Jerk Chicken (Home): Previously accessed 5/7, 5/11.
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Nose: high-toned green apple - candy.
Pairing with slightly spicy jerk chicken, mild mango salsa, rice: * (good but nothing special) Acidity increased the spiciness a bit.
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5/11/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote:
First Savennieres - a Joly with some Alsace for contrast (Home): (previously accessed on 5/7)
N: Green apple skins, hint of terpenes. Apple jolly rancher.
P: Ripping acidity. Light. Faint RS. no bitterness.
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5/7/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 83 Points
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From what I’ve read, a textbook entry-level example of Alsace Riesling in a dry style. Uncomplicated and not complex. Structurally and aromatically sound.
Score: Between 8 and 8.5
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Full Sensory
Visual:
Clear, bright
pale straw, reflections of green in the glass
no gas or sediment
moderate tears.
Nose:
moderate minus intensity, clean.
Lemon - ripe meyer, lime zest, secondaries of honey, beeswax.
Not complex.
Youthful.
Palate:
Nearly dry - 4-5g/L RS?
Moderate alcohol - I saw it was 12.5%
More lemon character on the palate.
Elevated acidity, not quite high.
Simple.
Balance is light, fresh, crisp.
Moderate finish - ripe lemon. Clean malic and tartaric in balance. Acidity lasts a bit longer than the flavor, but it’s a nice clean finish with no phenolic bitterness.
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