A new post for the discussion of the riesling grape in all it's guises, homes and tastes.

Interpretation of the subject heading may come to me eventually.

Blank page ? Ba, I thought you may be lured (rather than bull'eeed) into suggesting your favoured producers.

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Duncan

This stuff ranges from bone-dry to super-sweet. From floral-zingy to eat-with-a- tea-spoon. When push comes to shove, I give you Rolly Gassmann.

Shove a link up for Rolly perhaps ? It's very late for me, so I'll leave you to consider transcendental quaffing, with a little help from Jancis's site:

Enter Egon Müller, Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 2005 Saar. Enter Elysium.

This wine transcends mortal existence. I wrote notes, but I’m debating whether to even bother transcribing. Do you really need to know what the wine smelt like? Do you need to know what it tasted of? No, I don’t think so. Rest assured, this was quintessential Mosel Riesling, of unbelievable balance (tension), concentrated, awake, primed and affectionate. My tongue made love to this wine, while the rest of my mouth sat back and watched the show. Voyeurism never tasted so good

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Duncan

Riesling? I like it.

Like a Papal bull, the food match of course is worms.

RG seems not to have a website so..

http://www.alsace-wine.net/p/rollygassmann.shtml

Persuasion Ba ! Not a decree or clay tablet seal. Worms and clay Busy day here. Cheers for the link.

So it is not decreed the noble grape according to Ba.

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Duncan

Aha! a diet of Worms (Rheinhessen) was intended.

I do think that R is generally accepted as the grand-daddy of whites.
Of the s/mkt varieties I could not get on with the L.Magnus which others had highly rec'd (but will try again).
Loosen is consistently good whilst Co-op's Twin Rivers went down the sink.

Duncan. I have some of EM's wines and your description of love making is not at all OTT. Good note.

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mel

In that case, I need to brush up on my technique.....!



Like the new photo Mel

Me three...

Thank you.

What is it that you like about Riesling? The acidity, the pithy, green, sometimes petrochemical flavour. Particularly when it's set against honeyed sweetness. The recognition.

The extraordinary ability to age and become more beautiful, in a way heavier, richer, but still light and thrilling.

Anyone else?

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mel

Intense, ardent, depth of flavour, distinctive, sometimes peculiar, occasionally brittle and biting, always satisfying.

The king of all grapes?

Yes

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mel