Category: Germany
Germany
I’ve never really thought that Leitz wine age so well, but this is reasonably attractive. Better when it was just released, though. Riesling Spatlese Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz 2002, Weingut Leitz …
Alsace
Some good and some truly shocking wines. La Bota de Manzanilla, Equipo Navazos Really powerfully nutty on the nose. It has a good minerality to it as well. The …
Germany
Roman Niewodnicszanski often makes top Riesing, this is no disappointment. Riesling Scharzhofberger “Pergentsknopp” 2005, Van Volxem A lovely nose of sweet citrus fruit with a lovely savoury character.There is …
Germany
We tried this at the London Wine Trade Fair last week and our case was delivered this morning. It is bursting with youthful charm. Riesling Spatlese Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck …
Germany
OK, I know one should really age these things, but when they are young, bursting with fruit and that lovely young ‘puppy fat’ charm it is hard to refuse. …
Burgundy
We were invited over to the new house of a couple of friends of ours; it was a lovely house and they are lovely people. Some good wines, too. …
Germany
I tried this chez Haag with my great chum Gernot Schleiss when we visited in 1998. I knew they were pretty freaking triple-A then, and now I get to …
Germany
How can I possibly describe a wine this good? For the record this cost me twelve quid on release. Riesling Auslese Wehlener Sonnenuhr 1996, Joh. Jos Prum An intense …
Australia
Well, we’ll be eating steak tartare, and drinking all that is listed below. Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clavoillon 2001, Domaine Leflaive This smells really toasty, with round, buxom lemony fruit …
Germany
Heavy petrol action here. Riesling Spatlese Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr 1999, Fritz Haag Lots of petrol on the nose, also one hell of a lot of lemon/citrus fruit. This is lovely, …
