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TN: Rheingau, Nahe, Burgundy, Loire, and corked Californian
2007 Donnhoff Riesling QbA. *Goes well with shrimps with serrano and a
grain salad. Good acidity yet with a broad creamy mouthfeel, nice balance, fine for level. B/B+ 2008 Chidaine "Choisilles" Montlouis Lemon, rocks, rocking! This is a new cuvee to me, but I'll look for in future. Great match with some broiled flounder with mustard/thyme, with pimenton cauliflower and asparagus on the side. Fairly dry, sugar just a glimpse on the horizon, bright and vivid with. Floral, mineral, citrus. A- 2004 Kesseler "Rudesheime Bischofsberg" Riesling Spatlese GK Quite sweet (easily Auslese I'd guess), but good acids. Fresh, but not exciting. B * I had an all day meeting Sunday (complicated by flooding all over Westchester), but came home to wondrous smells of brisket cooking. With beef carbonade, red cabbage, and potatoes with horseradish I opened the 2000 Edmunds St. John "Los Robles Viejos- Rozet Vineyard." Dark fruit profile, but lighter body, I want to like this, and would have except that after a bit I had to admit the Portugese Menace was present. Oh well. I quickly popped a half bottle of the 2006 Potel Morey St Denis Vieille Vignes. This was a bit tight, but half bottle didn't really last long enough to open up. Black cherry, earth, maybe a hint of barnyard,. Good but unremarkable. B/B- 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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TN: Rheingau, Nahe, Burgundy, Loire, and corked Californian
On 4/18/11 1:17 PM, DaleW wrote:
> 2008 Chidaine "Choisilles" Montlouis > Lemon, rocks, rocking! This is a new cuvee to me, but I'll look for in > future. Great match with some broiled flounder with mustard/thyme, > with pimenton cauliflower and asparagus on the side. Fairly dry, sugar > just a glimpse on the horizon, bright and vivid with. Floral, mineral, > citrus. A- That's good to hear, Dale, and in keeping with John Gilman's observations about the quality of '08 for demi-sec (and, I'd wager, sec-tendre) Chenin. I don't think that I have any of the Choiselles, but I do have some Le Bouchet headed my way. Thanks for the notes. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net |
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