Archive for 'Riesling'
1993 Balthasar Ress Johannisberger Erntebringer Riesling Spatlese
VW: Once this wine hit my palate, I knew that I made the wrong decision……. to buy one of this only. The name is long but this wine is easy to understand and enjoy. Was on sales at Vintages for $13 Canadian only ! but too bad they are all gone by now. Classic petrol, some [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2009 under Germany, Rheingau, Riesling, tasting note.
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GINI 20 – German Riesling (Dec 22nd)
AC: Only our 2nd time to taste white wine in our GINI gatherings. This batch of Riesling are all made by Balthasar Ress. They are 82 Rudesheim Berg Rottland Spatlese, 82 Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Kabinett, 90 Johannisberger Klaus Spatlese, and 98 Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen Spatlese. Been quite a while since I tasted these so don’t remember [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2009 under Germany, Riesling, tasting note.
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2003 Joh Jos Prum Riesling Spatlese Graacher Himmelreich Riesling
GINI 11 (May 5, 2007) wine# 4 – AC: You can tell this is a late harvest with its nose. This wine lacks character and is a straight forward sweet with little finish. 88 VW: Typical petrol, some grapefruit. This tasted rather flat with mainly mango. Lacking acidity which made it taste a little syrupy. [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2007 under Germany, Riesling, tasting note.
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2005 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Cuvee Sainte Catherine Riesling
GINI 11 (May 5, 2007) wine #3 – AC: My first dry Riesling which has caught me off guard. Nice fresh green apple aroma… once in mouth its driness took over and I can hardly taste the fruit from start to finish. 89 VW: Elegant nose to tangerine, mineral and some flowers. Powerful on the [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2007 under Alsace, France, Riesling, tasting note.
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