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The Other Germany
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| The Other Germany |
Monday August 11, 2003
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Speaker: Nancy Peach, Wine Educator and Importer
Other than Riesling, the unsung Grape Varieties of Germany
Not everyone likes Rieslings from the Mosel or the Rhinegau, but all wine lovers recognize that these are the premier grape and wine regions of Germany. But is this all Germany produces? The answer is obviously, no! This tasting will focus on grape varieties such as Sylvaner, Muller-Thurgau, Kerner, Bacchus and Gewürztraminer, Rieslaner, Lemberger, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Chardonnay Eiswein, from Nahe, Baden, Rheinhessen, Pfaltz, and Franken. Oz Clarke says that "some of Germany's greatest wines come from regions other than Mosel or the Rhinegau." He especially likes wines from Nahe and the Pfaltz. Hugh Johnson says the wines of Baden are "excellent." So think outside the German box, and join us for a tasting of wines from lesser known, but not lesser quality, grapes and regions.
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| Flight I: White Wines |
Votes |
Full Retail $ |
Maximum Grunhauser Estate Riesling 1999
Used to demonstrate the flavors of the Riesling grape. Hangs 20 - 30 days on the vine. Delicate flavors, residual sugar, less acidity, plump middle. |
14 |
$12.00 |
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Bassermann-Jordan Estate Riesling 2001
Also to demonstrate the flavors of the Reisling grape - Dry, did not add sugar, low production. |
4 |
$15.00 |
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Castell Kerner 2001
No fruit, round delicate, easy drinking. |
5 |
$10.00 |
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Castell 1224 Muller-Thurgau 2001
The most widely planted white variety.Apricot nose, light color, sweeter cross of Reisling and Sylvaner. |
9 |
$9.00 |
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Castell Schloss Castell Muller-Thurgau 2001
Dry, earth in nose, flabby in the mouth. |
0 |
$12.00 |
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Juliusspital Wurtzberger Abtsleite Silvaner Kabinett 1999
Best of the evening.
Limestone soil, Dry, delicious, long finish, complex in nose and palate. |
21 |
$18.00 |
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Juliusspital Wurtzberger Stein Bacchus Kabinett 2000
Dry, clean, green stem nose, lovely, Cross of Silvaner, Reisling and Muller-Thurgau. |
4 |
$18.00 |
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JLWolf Pinot Gris 2001
Lighter, balanced, low acid, fruity, neutral oak barrels.
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14 |
Under
$10.00 |
| Flight II: Red Wines |
Votes |
Full Retail $ |
Valckenberg Pinot Noir 2001
Light color, nose died in glass, red cherries flavor. |
0 |
$8.00 |
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Assmannshauser Hollenberg 1996 Spatburgunder Troken
Further north. Earth, different fruit than Pinot Noir. |
2 |
$12.00 |
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Graf Neipperg Lemberger 2000
Black cherry, gamay, big fruit, full in mouth. |
15 |
$13.00 |
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Graf Neipperg Dornfelder 2001
Plant breeding. Red crossing. Produced a plant better than the sum of its parts. Does not rot easily (as Portugieser); more robust, (than Trollinger); easier to ripen than (Limberger).Black color, easy to grow.
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16 |
$13.00 |
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