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TN: Rheingau, Nahe, Burgundy, Loire, and corked Californian
2007 Donnhoff Riesling QbA. *Goes well with shrimps with serrano and a
grain salad. Good acidity yet with a broad creamy mouthfeel, nice
balance, fine for level. B/B+
2008 Chidaine "Choisilles" Montlouis
Lemon, rocks, rocking! This is a new cuvee to me, but I'll look for in
future. Great match with some broiled flounder with mustard/thyme,
with pimenton cauliflower and asparagus on the side. Fairly dry, sugar
just a glimpse on the horizon, bright and vivid with. Floral, mineral,
citrus. A-
2004 Kesseler "Rudesheime Bischofsberg" Riesling Spatlese GK
Quite sweet (easily Auslese I'd guess), but good acids. Fresh, but not
exciting. B
*
I had an all day meeting Sunday (complicated by flooding all over
Westchester), but came home to wondrous smells of brisket cooking.
With beef carbonade, red cabbage, and potatoes with horseradish I
opened the 2000 Edmunds St. John "Los Robles Viejos- Rozet Vineyard."
Dark fruit profile, but lighter body, I want to like this, and would
have except that after a bit I had to admit the Portugese Menace was
present. Oh well. I quickly popped a half bottle of the 2006 Potel
Morey St Denis Vieille Vignes. This was a bit tight, but half bottle
didn't really last long enough to open up. Black cherry, earth, maybe
a hint of barnyard,. Good but unremarkable. B/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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Re: TN: Rheingau, Nahe, Burgundy, Loire, and corked Californian
On 4/18/11 1:17 PM, DaleW wrote:
> 2008 Chidaine "Choisilles" Montlouis
> Lemon, rocks, rocking! This is a new cuvee to me, but I'll look for in
> future. Great match with some broiled flounder with mustard/thyme,
> with pimenton cauliflower and asparagus on the side. Fairly dry, sugar
> just a glimpse on the horizon, bright and vivid with. Floral, mineral,
> citrus. A-
That's good to hear, Dale, and in keeping with John Gilman's
observations about the quality of '08 for demi-sec (and, I'd wager,
sec-tendre) Chenin. I don't think that I have any of the Choiselles,
but I do have some Le Bouchet headed my way. Thanks for the notes.
Mark Lipton
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Re: TN: Rheingau, Nahe, Burgundy, Loire, and corked Californian
On 18/04/2011 19:28, Mark Lipton wrote:
> On 4/18/11 1:17 PM, DaleW wrote:
>
>
>> 2008 Chidaine "Choisilles" Montlouis
>> Lemon, rocks, rocking! This is a new cuvee to me, but I'll look for in
>> future. Great match with some broiled flounder with mustard/thyme,
>> with pimenton cauliflower and asparagus on the side. Fairly dry, sugar
>> just a glimpse on the horizon, bright and vivid with. Floral, mineral,
>> citrus. A-
>
> That's good to hear, Dale, and in keeping with John Gilman's
> observations about the quality of '08 for demi-sec (and, I'd wager,
> sec-tendre) Chenin. I don't think that I have any of the Choiselles,
> but I do have some Le Bouchet headed my way. Thanks for the notes.
Opened Choisilles after driving 600km with it, was great. For a moment I
misread the post and thought you found the wine to hhave aromas of
broiled flounder... Same here, beautiful grapefruit and honeysuckle.
Mike
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