John T wrote:
Great tasting, John! What a lineup of wines. I'm not terribly
surprised that some of those great '01s are still babies.
>
> Rudesheimer Kirchepfad Riesling Auslese, Joseph Leitz 2003
> Very pale, a strange salty iodine seashore nose, not unpleasant, just
> unexpected. A very sweet mouthful of sugar, hiding fruit, a little
cloying.
> Too young?
Too ripe, perhaps? It wouldn't be the first '03 to suffer that fate.
>
> Almond Grove Noble Late Harvest Riesling, Robertson, S Africa 2007
> Deep gold, a nose of rhubarb, rhubarb and more rhubarb, almost cough
linctus
> palate, bitter. foul...I thought it was an Ontario icewine
LOL!!
I'm with you on the vin jaune, too. I love sherry, but...
Mark Lipton
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