Shannon (RedVelvet) is very passionate about his German Rieslings, and it was his turn to host the monthly Grapemates get together. Once again we found ourselves at the Peter Bourne Tasting Rooms. Shannon had managed to source a good range of aged riesling from his sources overseas and armed with his tasting guide/notes and a small talk before each flight explaining the flight we moved through the various flights. He is a wealth of knowledge on the region and the why's and how's of German wine in general.
Food was great as always, ranging from a great selection of cheeses and pates, to smoked salmon, pork and apple bites, weisswurst and other sausages and mustard, Salads, Veal Geschnetzelte, creme brulee, cakes (Bee Sting, Mandarin sponge)
We then finished the night off with some 21YO Glenlivet Archive, Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, Laphroaig 10YO Cask Strength singles malts as we wound the night down.
On the whole the wines were all showing quite well, with a few corked/muted examples but none were overly so that they still couldn't be appreciated. There was a diverse range from those with high levels of acidity, others with a voluptuous mouth feel, the longer you swirled in your mouth the more it opened up, then there were others with just a really good balance of fruit and acidity. Some were showing really well taking into consideration they were over 47 years old. I also enjoyed the trockens before the Auslese filghts as it really refreshed my palate and gave it a nice 'relaxed' feeling before starting on the sweeter wines. The QbA at the end was a great way to finish off.
Aperitif
1981 Schales, Dalsheimer Burg Rodenstein, Sparkling Riesling, Rheinhessen
1990 Schales, Dalsheimer Burg Rodenstein, Sparkling Riesling, Rheinhessen
Flight 1
1973 Schloss Johannisberger (Furst von Metternich) Riesling Rotlack, Kabinett
1978 Schloss Vollrads, Riesling, Kabinett
1990 Staatweinguter, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Riesling, Kabinett
WOTF
1990 Staatweinguter, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Riesling, Kabinett
Flight 2
1979 Schonborn, Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg, Riesling, Spatlese, Rheingau
1967 Dr Bassermann-Jordan, Durkheimer Speilberg, Riesling, Spatlese, Pfalz
1964 Friedrich Kirch & Son, Brauneberger Juffer, Riesling, Spatlese, MSR
WOTF
1979 Schonborn, Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg, Riesling, Spatlese, Rheingau
Flight 3
1976 Langwerth von Simmen, Hochheimer Reichesthal, Riesling, Spatlese
1976 Staatsweinguter, Rauenthaler Gehrn, Riesling, Spatlese
1976 Langwerth von Simmern, Eltviller Sonnenberg, Riesling, Spatlese
WOTF
1976 Staatsweinguter, Rauenthaler Gehrn, Riesling, Spatlese
Flight 4
1990 Staatweinguter, Rauenthaler Baiken, Riesling, Spatlese
1990 Lengwerth von Simmern, Rauenthaler Baiken, Riesling, Spatlese
1976 Lengwerth von Simmern, Rauenthaler Baiken, Riesling, Spatlese
WOTF
1976 Lengwerth von Simmern, Rauenthaler Baiken, Riesling, Spatlese
Flight 5
1983 Schales, Dalsheimer Steig, Riesling, Spatlese trocken
1983 Schales, Dalsheimer Burgel, Riesling, Spatlese halbtrocken
1985 Schales, Dalheimer Steig, Riesling, Spatlese trocken
WOTF
1983 Schales, Dalsheimer Burgel, Riesling, Spatlese halbtrocken
Flight 6
1976 Weingut Martin Klein, Johannnisberger Erntebringer, Riesling, Auslese
1975 Domherrenhof, Oestricher Lenchen, Riesling, Auslese
1976 Domherrenhof, Mittelheimer Edelmann, Riesling, Auslese
WOTF
1976 Domherrenhof, Mittelheimer Edelmann, Riesling, Auslese
Flight 7
1964 Weingut K Bender, Geisenheimer Mauerchen, Riesling, Auslese
1989 Schales, Riesling, Auslese trocken, Rheinhessen
2003 Schales, Riesling Auslese, Rheinhessen
WOTF
2003 Schales, Riesling Auslese, Rheinhessen
Flight 8
1975 Schales, Dalsheimer Steig, Riesling, Beerenauslese QbA
WOTN
1975 Schales, Dalsheimer Steig, Riesling, Beerenauslese QbA
