Amazing quality for the price, one to buy by the case. Love the aromatics here - so floral and bright, with a perfumed intensity, and incredibly fresh sappy red fruited flavours beneath. There’s a fair bit of tannic grip here, but it works perfectly with meat off the grill and the tannins ease up as this sits open for a few hours, eventually softening enough to give this a really silky texture. Brilliant wine.
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I was not expecting to like this so much more than the Kabinett (#8), but huh. This is something. All the bright citrus/pear fruit of the Kabinett, but conveyed with a bit more restraint and slightly less sweetness, but there’s also such a vivid mineral component here. Intensely stony and rocky, and the mineral notes keep building as this sits open longer. It’s just barely off-dry with enough sugar to round out the acids, but never really feeling ‘sweet’. Terrific wine and I need to find more.
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Very pretty and a lot of fun to drink. It’s not super complex - I don’t find the same depth of flavour that Seth/MFW note beyond the ripe primary fruit, but there’s a brightness and clarity to the citrus and white fruited flavours that I love, and plenty of acidity keeping it very light and easy to drink.
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11/12/2014 5:32:00 PM - Just relocated to Boston and have been a fan for awhile. New Haven not to far away and for sure some common ground....Riesling aficionados too far and few between
11/21/2013 10:24:00 AM - Salil, You have been my favorite poster on CT for quite some time as your notes are excellent and we enjoy similar wines. I just noticed you are in the New Haven area as well. If you have any interest in drinking some wine shoot me an email at adam.bitker@gmail.com.....I have a bunch of great german and northern rhone stuff I'd be happy to share.
1/22/2013 7:33:00 PM - Salil: Glad to see your note on the Peyre Rose. I just happen to have opened a btl of the 91 Clos des Cistes tonight about 30 minutes before seeing your note. It is a little reserved, so far, on PNP from the cellar, but seems to be opening up with some of the same leather and sauvage characteristics. I have several btls of both the 91 Syrah Leone and Clos des Cistes, and was thinking what fun it would be to put both in next to one another in a blind tasting. Also, I haven't had the 2001 Dragonstone, but I've loved the 2002 over the past few years - what a great bargain of a riesling. Happy drinking.
12/12/2012 2:20:00 PM - I was thinking about drinking a '95 Salon for New Year's Eve and saw your note on CT. After reading your note and that you consumed this bottle at Ibiza, I felt compelled to join CT. I live in New Haven and Ibiza is my favorite restaurant. I am more of drinker and enjoyer of wines than a note poster. However, I would like to learn more about wines so if know of wine tasting events in and around New Haven, I would appreciate it if you would keep me in mind. I can be reached at jclewis49@gmail.com. Peace.
12/2/2012 8:16:00 AM - Cool. 98 was the first year I bought big in Muller Catoir wines (bought them from Premier Cru out in CA). I don't have my full cellar online yet, but will look to see what my 98's look like. Anything in particular about that year? I'm fond of 96 myself (for MC and germans in general). Email me at evildead@earthlink.net. Oh - are you going to the Acker BYO on monday?
11/27/2012 3:58:00 PM - Big fan of your notes - also a big Riesling drinker. I think we have similar tastes (old Muller Catoir wines for example). I'm friends with Justin Christoph here in NYC. We should drink together sometime.
2021 Chiara Condello Romagna Predappio
5/16/2024 - salil wrote: 92 Points
Amazing quality for the price, one to buy by the case. Love the aromatics here - so floral and bright, with a perfumed intensity, and incredibly fresh sappy red fruited flavours beneath. There’s a fair bit of tannic grip here, but it works perfectly with meat off the grill and the tannins ease up as this sits open for a few hours, eventually softening enough to give this a really silky texture. Brilliant wine.
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2021 Peter Lauer Kern Riesling N°9
5/16/2024 - salil wrote: 93 Points
I was not expecting to like this so much more than the Kabinett (#8), but huh. This is something. All the bright citrus/pear fruit of the Kabinett, but conveyed with a bit more restraint and slightly less sweetness, but there’s also such a vivid mineral component here. Intensely stony and rocky, and the mineral notes keep building as this sits open longer. It’s just barely off-dry with enough sugar to round out the acids, but never really feeling ‘sweet’. Terrific wine and I need to find more.
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2021 Peter Lauer Kupp Kabinett N°8
5/16/2024 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Very pretty and a lot of fun to drink. It’s not super complex - I don’t find the same depth of flavour that Seth/MFW note beyond the ripe primary fruit, but there’s a brightness and clarity to the citrus and white fruited flavours that I love, and plenty of acidity keeping it very light and easy to drink.
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