[TN] '07 Hexamer Quartzit

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Wed, Mar 11, 2009 4:23 AM

As part of our ongoing traversal of entry-level '07 German Rieslings, tonight we opened (with a dinner of carrot-ginger soup and cheese tortellini tossed with salt-broiled salmon and butter):

2007 Hexamer Riesling "Quartzit" nose: apricot and lime palate: rich mouthfeel, balanced acidity, herbs, black currant?, off-dry

Surprisingly big for a QbA, this wine really impressed us with its sense of fruit and balance, not to mention its complexity. And its 9.5% ABV is a welcome thing, too.

Mark Lipton

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Wed, Mar 11, 2009 2:10 PM

Yes, this is Harald Hexamer's Meddersheimer Rheingrafenberg 2007er "Quarzit" (apologies for the added T) and it is from the Nahe.

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Wed, Mar 11, 2009 2:15 PM

It went very well with both dishes. In reality, I chose the wine before the food (Jean came home from a busy day at work and demanded a chilled white wine, preferably a Riesling -- who am I to deny her? ;-) but had few doubts about those food choices. The fact that there was no sauce apart from butter and salmon on the tortellini saved it, I think.

Mark Lipton