WTN: A Reisling & An Old WashState Syrah....(short/boring)

Had these two wines last night:
1. Immich-Batterieberg CAI Riesling Mosel Trocken Q (10.5%; Ap.Nr. 2 581 397 25 22; LDM Wines/NY; www.Batterieberg.com) 2021: Med.gold color w/ bubbles that dissipate; lovely bracing R/mango/floral/bit pineapple fairly strong Mosel valve oil some steely/flinty brisk Mosel R nose; quite tart/tangy slightly off-dry (0.1-0.2%) classic Mosel R crisp/floral/mango/R light Mosel valve oil bit flinty/metallic pure Mosel R flavor; very long crisp pure Mosel finish that tracks flavor; should improve over the next 3-5 yrs; not a profound R but a very pretty R that speaks strongly of Mosel; quite attractive at a very good price. $24.00 (AV)
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2. CougerCrest Syrah Golden'sLegacyVnyd/WallaWallaVlly (EG; 13.7%; [www.CougarCrestWinery.com](http://www.CougarCrestWinery.com) DeborahHansen/Winemaker 2007: Very dark color w/ some bricking; strong plummy/blackberry/Syrah/ripe/boysenberry strong toasty/Fr.oak slight roasted/Rhonish slight EA/volatile classic ripe WashState Syrah bit complex nose; rather soft/mushy/low acid strong toasty/oak bit hot/alcoholic strong plummy/Syrah/boysenberry/ripe bit volatile/hot slight metallic/aged flavor w/ some soft/ripe tannins; long bit hot/volatile finish that follows flavor; an attractive WashState Syrah nose but not delivers on the palate; the metallic character suggests it's on the downside. $nc (D&GBrooks)
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More lickeyfurt from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I-B is a Mosel producer w/ whom I'm not familiar.The CAI stands for Carl August Immich, the original founder of this Mosel estate. It is quite a pretty Mosel at an attractive price.
Tom

[David M. Bueker]

Immich is a good producer. I think I still have some 1989s in the cellar. Different wine making team, and different perspective, but the same site(s).

[Jenise]

Never had a Cougar Crest wine I liked and apparently never has anyone else in my 'hood as no one's ever served me one nor bragged about one in my presence. They're not even sold in wine stores around here. Tell me the year and the name and I'd have guessed alcoholic, thin and jammy. They must sell most of their inventory at the winery.