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Even though I had never met David Bueker before, he kindly offered to
pick up some wine I wanted from a retailer he frequents. Then he
offered to deliver both that wine and a few other bottles the wine
underground had for me (thanks Bill B and Joe P!). David and Laura
stopped by today, and we finally got a chance to meet. Betsy prepared
a Roman egg drop soup, and a tarragon chicken salad (Danny Kaye via
Jacques Pepin). The wines:

2002 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese
I'm a big Donnhoff fan, and rather a 2002 fan, but I felt this was a
little disappointing. Medium sweetness, round, peach and cherry fruit
with a little slate. Certainly nothing wrong here, but not my usual
"Donnhoff is German for GOOD!" experience. B

2001 Didier Dagueneau "Pur Sang" Pouilly-Fume
Tropical and citrus fruit, oak is mostly integrated, leaving a sweet
edge but no overt woodiness. A bit subdued, but a good match, it opens
a bit tonight when served with a shrimp/octupus orzo dish (takeout
after a speech). Much more overtly grapefruity tonight. Good wine,
though I don't find good value. B+/B

2001 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny.
A bit primary, red cherry and raspberry fruit, a little floral
topnote. Not a delicate Chambolle, but a young middleweight. Tonight
with takeout souvlaki it's quite a bit more expressive, damp soil and
some spice. Still developing, this is good now and should get better.
A-/B+

Really nice to meet David and Laura, and to get another reminder what
fun it is to actually meet wine folks one has had electronic dialogues
with.


Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency
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"DaleW" > skrev i melding
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> 2002 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese
> I'm a big Donnhoff fan, and rather a 2002 fan, but I felt this was a
> little disappointing. Medium sweetness, round, peach and cherry fruit
> with a little slate. Certainly nothing wrong here, but not my usual
> "Donnhoff is German for GOOD!" experience. B
>

A somewhat puzzling note, this. The wein-plus rated this one 90 points
which is very high, indeed and commented:
Reintöniger Pfirsich-Zitrusduft mit intensiv mineralischem Spiel. Straff und
saftig im Mund, herrliche Rasse, perfekt integrierte Restsüße, am Gaumen
nachhaltig, mineralisch, mit ungeheuer animierender Säure, sehr langer
Nachhall.
(Hope you can get the meaning ;-)

It seems you got a substandard bottle!
Anders


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