Dinner at Écriture.
1996 von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abstberg Riesling Spätlese-trocken - nose was much more oxidized than expected, and almost seemed like the wine was over the hill. But palate was not as aged as expected, with strong marmalade notes and a good amount of acidity.
2001 BOND Melbury - decanted for more than 1½ hours prior to serving. Beautiful! The palate clearly had ripeness and sweetness that was above the levels of a traditional claret, but the nose learned towards French rather than Californian. Lovely fragrance from the oak, some smoke, pencil lead, and later on some coffee notes. Plenty of sweet fruit more than 2½ hours after opening.
Full post on dinner is
here.
1996 von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abstberg Riesling Spätlese-trocken - nose was much more oxidized than expected, and almost seemed like the wine was over the hill. But palate was not as aged as expected, with strong marmalade notes and a good amount of acidity.
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