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Aug 12, 11:45?am, "Evan Keel" <evank...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Betsy made a so-called "Chinese chicken salad" (poached breast over
> > red cabbage and soba with a peanut butter/ginger/garlic sauce- not
> > authentic, but tasty). I went to cellar looking for a leaner MSR
> > kabinett, somehow came upstairs with ?the 2005 August ?Kesseler
> > Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Spatlese (Rheingau). OK, ?I know - '05,
> > Rheingau, ?Spatlese - a formula for heavier style. But a review on
> > store site I looked up when I was given bottle (thanks John Dawson!)
> > had called it lean for vintage. Review was wrong. This is a big
> > Riesling. Spiced peaches, some apricot, lime. Acidity keeps it from
> > being overbearing, but plenty of sweetness here. There's a little
> > vanilla/white chocolate note for a second that makes me wonder could
> > this actually see oak, but it fades away quickly. A very tasty wine,
> > though too big for this dish. If I had more I'd let sleep 5+ years,
> > and then serve with truly spicy food.B+
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> > A couple notes re identification. When I was given this, I looked on
> > CT. They didn't list this vintage of the regular RBS Spatlese, only
> > the Goldkap. Well, this has an off-gold capsule (a little orangey),
> > but I think it's the regular. I'd call it batch #7, as AP ends with
> > 007 06 (I thought about just listing full AP and titling note "James
> > Bond Riesling", but figured Bueker was probably only one who pay
> > enough attention to get it).
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> > 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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> OK, I give.. what do "spiced peaches" taste like? Googled the term ?and
> found recipes ?but nothing more. Googled "spiced peaches" + Riesling,
and
> not much more. Is "spiced peaches" a common descriptor of more
full-bodied
> Rieslings? And what fruit concoction could I taste that would ?give me
an
> idea of what "spiced peaches" taste like?
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>I don't think it's a common Riesling descriptor, but it works for me.
>I'd guess you'd have to have a Southern grandmother. My grandmothers
>(maternal in Georgia, paternal in Alabama) both used to "put up" (can)
>peaches. We'd often take back a couple cases of mason jars - fruits,
>beans, chow chow, pickles. Plus sometimes a half a steer (my granddad
>furnished animal, dad paid for butchering, split). It was a very
>crowded station wagon.
> A quick google found recipes, here's one:
>http://www.pickyourown.org/peaches_spiced.htm
Hey, thanks for the link. Pretty close to what I found. But from your link
sounds like cinnamon and cloves are the "spicy" components. I've tasted
cloves in Riesling before, but cinnamon? Well, I smoked for 40 years
(stopped 2 years ago) so maybe my palate is a bit atrophied.
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