Solihull Fine Wine Society, August tasting by Rowland. all blind as usual welcoming as other post
Riesling Grand Cru Brand Zind-Humbrecht 2001 Pale gold and bright, a honeyed beeswax nose, unctous and balancied candy, long, quite marked acidity to help a long life
Riesling Grand Cru Brand Zind-Humbrecht 2000 Deeper pale gold, viscous++, floral barley sugared honey nose, unctous yet good balance of acidity, not cloying, long, very good.
Nepenthe Riesling, Adelaide Hills 2002. Pale and bright, asoft petrol R nose with some spice, gentle fruit and good balance. Luncheon German I thought.
Pinot Gris, Clos Windsbuhl, Zind Humbrecht 2000 Corked +++, but a good demo of a corked wine.
Gewurtztraminer, Grand Cru Hengst Zind-Humbrecht 2000 Pale gold and thick, what a nose!!, lychees honey and some nutmeg, echoed on the palate, all in balance oily and stuck to the roof of your mouth, wonderful, my WOTN and one of the best this year
Riesling Grand Cru Rangen Clos St Urbain Zind-Humbrecht, 2001 Bright straw, very dumb, difficult to extract a varietel nose, a hint of wet cardboard, echoed on palate, good balance and fruit, but what?? As I had not got a clue I went for Pinot Gris, ( always a safe port in a storm)
Riesling Grand Cru Rangen, Clos St Urbain Zind-Humbrecht 2000
Deeper than previous, golden brightness, barley sugar riesling nose with complex overtones, very concentrated, minerals and spice Long, ? New World!!
Deinhamer Tafelstuck Riesling Spatlese, Thoman and co 1959
Looked like sherry, smelt like amontillado, but was most pleasant for a dead wine. (ullaged to mid shoulder and cork crumbled.) It was really drinking well in a necrophilaic slant. I wondered if it was Chateau Chalon.
Not a cheap tasting, average price GBP 32