Thread: TN: 2 German Rieslings (Pfalz and Nahe)

On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 06:33:44 -0700 (PDT), DaleW <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My turn to do the cooking, and I made do with what we had in fridge.
>Smoked pork chops were braised with napa cabbage and Riesling, plus we
>had some snow peas, salad, and leftover potatoes.
>
>The 2008 Eugen Muller "Z" Forster Ungeheuer Spatlese Trocken seemed a
>little tight/austere, but blossomed with air. Lots of body, just the
>slightest hint of sweetness, lime and apple fruit accented with
>cinnamon , flowers, and "wet rocks." Excellent length. I don't drink
>a lot of trocken, but quite enjoy this. A good steer from John Dawson
>at Zachys. B+/A-
>
>What more is there to say re the 2007 Donnhoff Riesling QbA? Lovely
>balance, light sweetness, delicious if not profound. 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.**

I lived in the Rheinpfalz when I was there, but never really got into
their wines. They always seemed unsubstantial and non-descript
compared to the Rheinhessen and Rheingau. Nahe was such a small
district that even living there I didn't see many wines from them.

But, that was long, long ago.

All we see in the fly-over country is Zeller Shwartz Katz and Blue
Nun.

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
www.thundertales.blogspot.com