2003 was a crazy year in Europe, so hot. This wine demonstrates the problems with that. Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Hengst 2003, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht This honks of raw booze. An incredibly hot and alcoholic nose. What fruit there is is so confected it smells of foam banana sweets. There is no acidity to speak of. The [...]
Another Boxler wine, different vintage this time. Again the L31D refers to a plot of the oldest vines that are harvested very ripe Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31D 2001, Domaine Albert Boxler A very stony, mineral nose with plenty of ripe, citric fruit. The nose seems quite linear and intense. There is some fat on [...]
Another bottle of . This is a really beautiful, powerful yet balanced wine. The fruit is superb, as is the acidity and minerality. Really top bunny. I look forward to trying the rest of my partner’s stash in many years time.
I just felt in need of beauty tonight. Riesling Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel Fuder 9 1994, Fritz Haag A beautiful nose of botrytis, slate and petrol. The nose is quite developed. The palate has really quite a lot of acidity, but is balanced by plenty of ripeness and fruit. It is very long and speaks [...]
Tonight’s wine comes from a genius when he was at the height of his powers; as opposed to now when he produces filth. Riesling Grand Cru Schoenenbourg 1993, Domaine Marcel Deiss This has a beautiful, exotic nose of passion fruit, mango, lime and earth. It is quite a German-style Riesling nose. The palate is wonderfully [...]
A few things last night when a chum dropped around for dinner. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31D 2002, Domaine Albert Boxler This was really good, a great balance between ripe fruit, minerality and acidity. It was lively, invigorating and exciting. A top drink. Domaine de Trevallon 1997 For those who don’t know, a Cabernet/Syrah blend [...]
A wine drank recently that similarly tickled my lovely bits as did the Boxler was one I failed to write up here. I provide the name as a recommendation as something affordable to look out for: Riesling Grand Cru Pfersigberg Vieille Vigne 2001 from Domaine Bruno Sorg. This was an excellent dry, stylish and direct [...]
Jean Boxler hits the spot once again with a brilliant wine. The mystic code refers to the plot of the Sommerberg Grand Cru that this wine is made from. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31E 2002, Domaine Albert Boxler The nose is incredibly stony but has a lot of ripe fruit; grapefruit and pineapple. The mineral [...]
I swore that if I purchased any 2003 European white wines (after my disaster with buying German stuff) I should be mercilessly mocked. So, stick a dunce’s cap on me and stand me in the corner because today’s glass of wine with the cricket was: Domaine Albert Boxler Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31D 2003 Jean [...]
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