by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | Germany, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Riesling
Karthauserhof, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Eitelsbacher, Karthauserhofberg, Riesling, Auslese, Trocken “S” 2007 There is a bevy of sweet flowers to smell in this wine. In the mouth, there is electric acidity and just a touch of RS in this very concentrated, trocken...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | Alsace, France, Riesling
Domaine Weinbach, Alsace, Cuvee Theo, Riesling 2006 The petrol elements are coming through in the nose. In the mouth, the wine is mineral-driven, hard and still a baby, quite dry and tasting of lime. Mis en bouteille par the Faller family, Colette, Catherine et...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Puligny Montrachet
Deux Montille, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, “La Garenne” 2005 As in the Montagny tasted previously, Burgundy’s minerality comes through and this time with a shower of oak. This wine is rich with nuttiness and doughiness but has a razor of acidity...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa, Stellenbosch
Sauvignon Republic, Stellenbosch, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 This wine is no slouch in its intensity, with the grassier side of herbaceousness on display. Back in November we tasted this bottling along with the Marlborough and the Russian River bottlings in the same...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 20, 2009 | California, Chardonnay, Napa Valley
Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, Estate Grown, Chardonnay 2006 January notes: In the nose there is citrus and toasty notes. The mouth is quite crisp, as it traditionally is. In July the toasty character and nuttiness have increased, adding complexity. The mouth is...
