Thread: TN: Halloween weekend- Burgs and Rheingau

On Oct 31, 9:44*pm, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> A friend came by Friday to pick up some wine, I opened the 2004
> Kesseler Rudesheimer Bischofsberg Riesling Spatlese (Rheingau). Does
> anyone know if Kesseler uses gold capsules as a quality indicator-
> this is listed on CT only as a Goldkapsel*, which it certainly has,
> but I'm not sure if it's meaningful. Certainly rich enough, for my
> Mosel-centric palate this could pass for Auslese +, rich, tropical,
> peachy, with a honied note. There is pretty good acidity, so it
> doesn't come across as heavy. More a sit and contemplate wine (or a
> cheese wine) than a dinner companion. B
>
> Saturday I went back to office in afternoon to hand out tons of candy
> to kids at village H'ween parade, then home to dinner. *A trip to
> farmer's market had led to grass fed porterhouses, mizuma salad, and
> leeks, Betsy made barley. Wine was the 2005 de Villaine "La Digoine"
> Bourgogne -Cote Chalonnaise. Quite impressive for the level, crisp
> cherry and raspberry fruit, baking spices, good acidity, light
> tannins. Interesting, delightful wine for what it is. B+
>
> A lot of trick or treaters tonight, plus some lemon sole, baby bok
> choy with oyster sauce, and kohlrabi. Wine is the 2007 Sauzet
> Chassagne-Montrachet. Good body, balanced acidity, pear, citrus zest,
> just a hint of hazelnut. Sauzet is really known as a Puligny producer,
> but this is quite nice and lively. 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've been assured that Kesseler indeed uses Goldkapsels as a quality/
ripeness indicator, this GK was #12