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Aaagh the "M" word, but this time from Emrich-Schonleber!

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:20 pm

Brilliant Riesling from the Nahe region. 12.5% alc, $33 Cdn, this 2010 Emrich-Schonleber "Mineral" Riesling Trocken flew off the shelf after a very recent German tasting downtown. 3 bottles of this wine will be my `pay` for helping out at the store!

If one likes their riesling dry, crisp with mineral tones this one is for you. I did not find it too acidic and some sweetness pulls through the immense structure here. I think it has a good 4 year window so will put aside to see what developes?
Pungent nose, crisp, peach, apricot, pineapple. Initial entry thought was racy, long finish, citrus, lime. One punter mentioned slate and a salty finish but that could have been the finger foods/nibbles served. There is a lot of fruit here alongside the mineral tones and it all appears in perfect balance. Hopefully some forumites will be able to access in their area.
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Re: Aaagh the "M" word, but this time from Emrich-Schonleber

by David M. Bueker » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:28 pm

Why is the "punter" comment of slate and salty the "nibbles" where you comment on mineral tones?

What is mineral? Which mineral? :?
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Re: Aaagh the "M" word, but this time from Emrich-Schonleber

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:33 pm

`Nibbles` refers to the finger food that was served..Tilsitter cheese, Brockwurst, Krakauer sausage.
Ah minerals in wine terminology. The Wineanorak had an interesting article on his website about this term. To me, some are chalky, in others you might identify flint, slate, granite, iron.
To be honest, I think we all band the word around far too much but its out there, in various tasting terms eh.

http://www.wineanorak.com/mineralityand ... inwine.htm
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Re: Aaagh the "M" word, but this time from Emrich-Schonleber

by David M. Bueker » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:53 pm

I am more interested in why your use of minerals was ok where the other person's use was questionable.
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