Just a quick ramble to hit some thoughts.
I went to Moore Bros today to taste the 2007/2008 with Klaus Keller who flew in for 48 hours.
I tried a bunch of his wines and spoke with him for a good while.
great experience
Rheinhessen Grüner Silvaner QbA trocken 2008
i liked this wine a bunch.
gunmetal nose. crisp palate. baby stunning
Riesling trocken “von der Fels” 2008
I actually liked this less.
the palate was a tad offputting. sorta lemon smarties candied. the wine has a ton of length though
Kirchspiel Riesling Spätlese 2007
vg
sharp. melon,grapefruit limestone.
great balance
this is where it got good…
Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs 2008
great density and clarity. acid is so obvious but buffered by a ton of substance. i likee
Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewåchs 2008
this wine is the best thing I tasted today.
no note, but I got a tingle up my right arm, then tingles up the lower back and ears.
I get that now and then from wine. the 1994 dominus in 1999, the 2001 vogue 1er in 2004. there it is again
profound. i mean it
Bürgel Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs “Cuvée Felix” 2007
this is what made me drive into town today to try.
I have little experience with spatburgunder.
very quiet symphony.
no oakiness. gentle clear transparent fruit. I got a lot of ferrous notes. seemed like a NSG to me.
the wine seems very very deep. A soulful wine
ok, so I picked up some 07 dujac malconsorts and I am snowed in, so went to the cellar and pulled a 2004 Cathiard Malconsorts.
I am pretty sensitive to greenies. In particular I refer to 2000 Pichon Lalande which lots of people like but I couldn’t swallow
I haven’t had the pleasure to try a bunch of 2004 lately, so in I went
Maybe it is power of suggestion, but a overnote of stemmy, leafy green pepper overlays this wine.
sure it has raspberry and roses and chocolate oakiness on the palate, but a finish of bitters as well.
Not offensively green, but the pox shadows this wine.
Each sip makes me think I spent 130$ on this
each sip says life is too short to drink this.
will revisit.
thats all for now
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