It was Weston’s hosting today for the Wednesday Wine Committee and probably the most informative lunch to date. Though everything was tasted “blind” as usual, we were all given a list of grapes to choose from for the whites and the reds, since they were all meant to be very similar.
Given that the third white seemed to be the easiest to choose (Albariño), I kept going back and forth between this and the first white. In the end, his had a more full body feel to it along with some sulfur/petrol notes. Others said white pepper. ✔️
It was Weston’s hosting today for the Wednesday Wine Committee and probably the most informative lunch to date. Though everything was tasted “blind” as usual, we were all given a list of grapes to choose from for the whites and the reds, since they were all meant to be very similar.
Given that the third white seemed to be the easiest to choose (Albariño), I kept going back and forth between this and the first white. In the end, his had a more full body feel to it along with some sulfur/petrol notes. Others said white pepper. ✔️
Feb 7th, 2018
Green and peppery on the nose, chalky lime with a little salinity on the palate. Sharp.
Green and peppery on the nose, chalky lime with a little salinity on the palate. Sharp.
Jan 10th, 2017
First two times I bought this wines I took it to dinner at friends' places and it ended up undrunk behind enemy lines. This time I took matters into my own hands and opened it at home. Very sound expression and good to drink - cool, fresh and long. Nose of apple, citrus and something akin to buttered parsnip, mid weight in the mouth, fresh and lemony with a radish-like bite on the back palate. The acidity is unobtrusive but drives it through a very nice, fairly long finish.
First two times I bought this wines I took it to dinner at friends' places and it ended up undrunk behind enemy lines. This time I took matters into my own hands and opened it at home. Very sound expression and good to drink - cool, fresh and long. Nose of apple, citrus and something akin to buttered parsnip, mid weight in the mouth, fresh and lemony with a radish-like bite on the back palate. The acidity is unobtrusive but drives it through a very nice, fairly long finish.
Jan 5th, 2016
For gruner I understand why people like this. Round with tons of minerality and chalkiness and almost a hay like quality. A tad bit of RS but very well balanced. Would like some more acidity on the back end.
For gruner I understand why people like this. Round with tons of minerality and chalkiness and almost a hay like quality. A tad bit of RS but very well balanced. Would like some more acidity on the back end.
Sep 4th, 2015
Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria
