Vollenweider
Felsenfest Mosel Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Wine 9/12 (Riesling)
Nose has vinyl curtain, lime pith, kerosene poured on slate, Atlantic breeze, dry sandy soil and wet classroom chalk.
Palate has sliced lime, tart green apple, under-ripe yellow apple, fresh green pear, dried citrus zest with a medium finish. For me, this is on the line of dry and Halbtrocken (Feinherb) for Riesling.
Once again it is notable that I have made one full trip around the Sun earlier this week. We had our small, social bubble team to the house for celebrating my getting older and somewhat less flexible in advancing age...Whatever will be done when I creast 50? Well, at least it's several years until needing manage that concern.
We enjoyed well-salted Ribeyes (Kinderhook Farm - Valatie, NY, prepared 48h in advance), turning to a beautiful medium-rare after a mere 12m of grill time and smashed, small red potatoes with capers (yeah try it, don't judge me yet). None of the bottles were particularly planned as 'steak wines'; we didn't care as it really was a wine nerd-fest of grapes/regions, from Burgenland, Austria to Brittany, France. Wine and food were on individual plateaux today. This was the vom Boden Spring Experience case, expertly curated by Stephen Bitterolf, and well received by our tasting crew.
Wine 9/12 (Riesling)
Nose has vinyl curtain, lime pith, kerosene poured on slate, Atlantic breeze, dry sandy soil and wet classroom chalk.
Palate has sliced lime, tart green apple, under-ripe yellow apple, fresh green pear, dried citrus zest with a medium finish. For me, this is on the line of dry and Halbtrocken (Feinherb) for Riesling.
Once again it is notable that I have made one full trip around the Sun earlier this week. We had our small, social bubble team to the house for celebrating my getting older and somewhat less flexible in advancing age...Whatever will be done when I creast 50? Well, at least it's several years until needing manage that concern.
We enjoyed well-salted Ribeyes (Kinderhook Farm - Valatie, NY, prepared 48h in advance), turning to a beautiful medium-rare after a mere 12m of grill time and smashed, small red potatoes with capers (yeah try it, don't judge me yet). None of the bottles were particularly planned as 'steak wines'; we didn't care as it really was a wine nerd-fest of grapes/regions, from Burgenland, Austria to Brittany, France. Wine and food were on individual plateaux today. This was the vom Boden Spring Experience case, expertly curated by Stephen Bitterolf, and well received by our tasting crew.
That's killer. Dense, long, delicate.
That's killer. Dense, long, delicate.
1 person found it helpfulJan 20th, 2015
Tart. Can use a year or two to come together.
Tart. Can use a year or two to come together.
Nov 9th, 2023
Great stuff. Dry, tart. Kerosene and slate on the nose. Lemon and mineral on the palate. Love it.
Great stuff. Dry, tart. Kerosene and slate on the nose. Lemon and mineral on the palate. Love it.
May 24th, 2022
Citrus fruit, complimented by salinity and minerality. Didn’t make it to day 2 this time.
Citrus fruit, complimented by salinity and minerality. Didn’t make it to day 2 this time.
Jul 29th, 2021Citrus fruit, tempered but strong acidity, gained some complexity in day 2, delish!
Citrus fruit, tempered but strong acidity, gained some complexity in day 2, delish!
May 17th, 2021