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WTN: Rheingau QbA and Morey St Denis

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WTN: Rheingau QbA and Morey St Denis

by Dale Williams » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:59 pm

With vegetable fried rice and silken tofu with spinach, the 2008 Leitz "Out" Riesling (Rheingau). Good acidity, lime and apple flavors, off-dry. Pleasant, but comes across as a little dilute and short. Nice enough, but there are better QbAs out there so will pass on more. B-

With grilled pork chops in a teriyali-esque marinade, grilled squash, potatoes and salad, the 2005 Pierre Amiot Morey-St.-Denis. I was worried this might be totally closed, a bit tight when opened but it became more giving. Middleweight, balanced acids, some tannin on the backend. Cherry and raspberry, ripe but not overripe, a bit of vanilla suggests some oak. Good, not great, we'll see what a few years does. B/B+

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Re: WTN: Rheingau QbA and Morey St Denis

by Paul Savage » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:57 pm

Thanks for the notes Dale. I don't see Amiot locally, so I'm not familiar with their style. I've got a pork chop in the fridge myself, destined for the broiler this week. I'm thinking of pairing it with something a bit lighter - a '99 Pernand-Vergelesses from Rollin.

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