Had these 4 wines over the last two days w/ dinner:
1. JakobSchneider Niederhauser auf der Kertz Riesling Feinherb Nahe (11.5%; P; A.P.Nr. 7 750 052 38 22; SkurnikWines/NY) Weingut Jakob Schneider/Niederhausen/Nahe 2021: Med.yellow color; very fragrant/perfumed floral/R/mango/pineapple some Mosel valve oil bit flinty/mineral some complex lovely nose; slight dissolved CO2 fairly tart/tangy rather flinty/mineral/steely fairly rich/lish slightly off-dry (1%-2% r.s.?) rather strong floral/R/mango/slight pineapple lovely Nahe/rich flavor; very long/lingering rich/lush/off-dry strong floral/mango/R finish that mimics flavor; a lovely rich/lush Nahe R at a very fair price; about a Spatlese level but not as sweet; serve at a colder temp. $30.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Bertram-Baltes Handwerk Spatburgunder Ahr (12%; A.P.Nr. 17924611 16 20; www.Bertram-Baltes.De) Klingenberg/Ahr 2018: Med.light color w/ slight bricking; rathe earthy/dusty/metallix/ozone/reductive bit smokey light PN/floral/cherry rather strange/unattractive nose; quite tart/tangy/metallic rather earthy/dusty/pungent slight cherry/PN sharp/angular slightly tannic qute metallic unattractive flavor w/ light tangy tannins; med.finish that mirrors flavor; a high acid/lean/metallic/brittle wine w/ little PN fruit; pretty unattractive on the palate. $28.50 (KK)
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3. Row 503 PinotNoir WillametteVlly/OR (13.9%; 25% from Dom.Drouhin Roserock Vnyd) 503 Cllrs/Dundee/OR 2021: Med.light color; fairly bright black cherry/PN/cherry/spicy some pencilly/toasty/oak fairly classic OR PN qute pleasant nose; lightly tart strong pencilly/toasty/Fr.oak some PN/black cherry/cherry bit angular/lean flavor w/ light brisk tannis;med.long finish follows the flavor; a pretty standard OR PN but nothing particularly distinctive about it. $24.00/$19.20 (Prima IlC)
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4. Suavia Dd'OC: Soave Classico (12%; 100% Organic Garganega; WinebowImprts) Suavia/Fitta' de Soave 2022: Light gold color; quite fragrant strong/floral/carnations light stony/chalky quite pretty perfumed nose; quite tart/tangy/rather metallic/steely fairly fruity/floral/carnations somewhat metallic/tangy/stony flavor; med.long finish that mimics flavor; not a profound Soave but quite pretty/perfumed at a very good price. $21.00/$17.00 (Prima IlC)
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More vigerstock from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I was disappointed in the Handwerk. I've been buying their '18 Riesling the last few months at a very attractive price. So I was expecting a lot of the Spatburgunder. But it was not to be, alas.
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2. Suavia: This showed up last Fri in my Prima IlC shipment. Low & behold, it appeared that same day in DaveMacIntyre's WashPost wine column as a recommended value white. He pretty much nailed. Most Soave is not very thrilling whites. But this one was quite good.
Tom