A friend came over to trade some bottles, I opened the 2007 Gysler
Weinheimer Riesling Kabinett (Rheinhessen). Lovely, light, and
lively. Bright sweet green apple fruit with a little hint of peaches,
off-dry, bright and invigorating acidity. Maybe not complex or
long,but the perfect summer Riesling. B+, solid A for value ($14,
which in today's market is inexpensive).
Heatwave is here, which doesn't normally mean Bordeaux for me. But it
was so hot I was sticking to AC, and besides Jenise had put out a call
for data points on the 94s. So I sipped on cold Riesling as I dashed
out to grill to sear some loin lamb chops in a rosemary/sage/garlic
marinade.Served with leftover pasta and a salad featuring first local
tomatoes of year, and the 1994 Leoville Poyferre (St. Julien).
Decanted for about an hour in advance (surprisingly almost no
sediment). Yep, still has some tannins hanging in there, but they are
ripe/silky enough not to be harsh. Cassis fruit augmented by a little
note of blackberry liqueur, there's a bit of espresso and pencil
shavings. Medium-weight Cabernet profile, balanced acidity, good fruit
for the vintage. I think this will hold well for several years, I
personally doubt it this will ever achieve elegance. As with many
1994s, I think it's best drunk over next 4-6 years with some red meat.
I enjoyed Saturday. B+
Sunday Betsy arrived back from NH, but had a flight out to CA that
evening. After Lucy and I dropped her at JFK, we sadly headed home for
dinner- kibble for Lucy, hot dogs for me. I opened the 2007 Leitz Eins
Zwei Dry(3) Riesling QbA (Rheingau). Cute name. It's actually just a
tad off-dry to my palate. There's a saline/slatey mineral note
somewhat dominate. Good acidity, nice length. Doesn't grab me quite as
much as the Gysler, but a very solid drier QbA. 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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