WTN: German-American (Selbach-Oster & Rhys)

[David M. Bueker]

2001 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer)
The 2001 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese is beginning to come into an early drinking window. While still full of youthful fruit, the wine also now shows a bit of creaminess to accent the focused back end acidity. A touch of smoke, and perhaps a touch of petrol flash by once in a while, but are only bit players to the citrus & tree fruit and mineral backbone of the wine. This is a lovely wine to drink on its own, and also a fantastic companion to aromatically spicy (but not too hot!) food.

2007 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast)
Red fruit, a bit of spice and a long, fruity finish. Nice, uncomplicated drinking - a good thing for a Monday night.

enjoyed a nice easy drinking Rhys Alesia 2006 Green Valley PN last night, with my wife's meatloaf, after we got back from working out at the gym..Nothing complicated or complex, just nice easy and enjoyable drinking on a cold Monday night

hmm, I seem to be repeating myself tonight (see this thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42263)- but the other bottle of german wine from my cellar I opened Saturday night was the 01 S-O Zelt Sonn Auslese! Delicious too although more subtle than the M-C (well, that's no surprise).