Sprechen sie deutches?

11Sep10

A few friends of mine had a German wine tasting last weekend. German wine is almost synonymous with Riesling although there many other wine varieties with can be just as deep and alluring.

Like most cork dorks I am incredibly partial to riesling. The acid and depth of secondary flavors almost always leads to a thought provoking wine.

I decided to spoil my self a bit so my additon was a donhoff oberhauser bruke Riesling from 2007. One of my favorite wine makers and a classic vintage in Germany. Rich full mouthfeel, cooked peach, slate, and violets on the finish. Beautiful wine. There were many other intersting bottles as well as my first taste of spatburgunder which was everything that I expected.  Delicate Pinot Noir flavors and a nice hint of earth that I unfortunately don’t get often from California or Washington State wines. Beautiful night and the joy of tasting riesling back to back to back. It doesn’t get better than tha.

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