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TN: Austria, Piedmont, Rioja, Champagne, Burg
Fred hosted our little local group for a look at Austrian wines- with a nice spread of sardines, cheeses, tapenade, zucchini salad, duck breast with cherry sauce, liver pate, and more
We started with 2 non-blind starters 2015 Meinklang Frizzante Rose A little sweetness, light froth, nice cherry raspberrry fruit, fun. B 2016 Schloss Gobelsburg Cistercien Rose Hint of spritz, bright, easy. B Then to the blind wines 1998 Knoll Loibenberg Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Softer than I remembered, but with nice apple and pea flavors, a hint of petrol. Drink up based on this bottle. B 2014 Stadlmann Rotgipfler Anninger Aromatic, floral with some pea and spice notes over pear fruit, light. My guess was Gruner (because I thought it wasnt Riesling , Chardonnay, or Sauvignon blanc, and those are only Austrian white grapes I usually think of). Off, because its Rotgipfler, which Ive never heard of, but I liked this. B Mayr Gruner Veltliner (didnt note vintage, liter) Light, hint of spritz, apple B-/C+ 2015 Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner (Kamptal) Good structure, minerally, peas and citrus, good value. B+/B 2014 Glatzer Blaufrankisch Midbodied, good acidity yet with a jammy note. A little odd. B- 2012 Hans Igler Zweigelt Spicy, almost seems like it has a touch of RS, fun though B 2014 Meinklang Recognized this one. Juicy berries, lively, good value. B Saturday to sister in laws for Betsy gazpacho and Cals paella (clam, shrimp, chicken and chorizo) NV Moet and Chandon €śImperial Rose€ť Good acids, but kind of blocky/bulky on palate. Tasty cherry fruit, just not singing. B/B- 2016 Pecina Rioja Rosado I love Pecina reds, but this was round fat and soft. C+ 1998 Riojanas €śAlbina€ť Rioja Gran Reserva Terrible match (sausage spicier than I expected), but nice wine. Vanilla, cedar, dill, and red fruit, good balance. B+ Nice group of 6 for dinner Sunday. I had out pate and lonza, guest brought a smoked trout appetizer, we started with NV Philipponnat €śRosee€ť Rose Champagne This is more like it. Yeast and red berries, citrus and honeydew topnotes. Full, vibrant, tasty. A- First course was roasted cauliflower with pea pesto, feta/ricotta cream, and pea shoots 2005 Michel Bouzereau €śLes Grands Charrons€ť Meursault. No premox, pear and a little hazelnut, straightforward mature white Burg. B 1967 Produttori del Barbaresco One couple had just had their 50th anniversary.. Stood up for 3 weeks, decanted about 4 hours before service, a pointe. Red fruit with a hint of macerated cherries, roses and a little balsam, light bodied but quite long. Great showing for the normale. A- Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. 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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