SteveTimko
Steve Timko
Some nice wines for a Memorial Day Weekend get together. The Burgundy rose was the big surprise.
1999 Granite Springs Petite Sirah - USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Fair Play (5/23/2009)
A nice tooth-stainer Glenn said he purchased as a library release from the winery when they found out they had a few cases they didn't know about.
On the palate, mostly black fruit. Nice concentration. Good finish. Glenn mentioned violets, which I didn't pick up. But it was an excellent match for the prime beef ribeye. My only complaint was that it had a tad too much oak.
2007 R. Dubois & Fils Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (5/23/2009)
A nice earthy ros that tastes like the grapes were drawing water and nutrients from the soils of Burgundy. This turned out to be the surprise wine of the Memorial Day Weekend get together. Glenn thought the Dubois was the best he'd ever had, topping the Dehlinger ros . The first thing that jumps out at you is the earthiness. I love Roty Marsannay ros and both the Dubois and the Roty ross taste like pinot noir. The difference is that the Dubois just has that profound sense of place that I don't get in the Roty Marsannay. Perhaps it's the difference between Marsannay and Nuit-St.-Georges, where Dubois & Fils is located.
The palate is crisp, clean and balanced. No cherries or softer fruit flavors. The tastes were more vegetable like, but that's not to say it was vegetal. More rhubarb, dried spices and maybe beets. Glenn mentioned pomegranate. The mid palate was shortish but it had a nice finish.
I'd still say Roty Marsannay and Ameztoi Rubentis are my favorite ross. This is a little bigger and bolder than either of them. I'd like to get another bottle and compare it side-by-side with the Roty Marsannay, which seems to be more about finesse
Purchased it at Odd Lots when I asked Morgan Miller for his best rose. It was $11. A Grape Expectations import.
2007 Von Hvel Riesling Balduin Von Hovel - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (5/23/2009)
Quite nice riesling with the Saar shining through. I liked it more than Glenn, who thought maybe it was a tad soft. Initially the nose was open a little bit but the palate was shut down. We vigorously decanted and massive amounts of spritz showed up. Glenn called it a science experiment. The nose had some petrol and some spice. The palate was more green apples and lime. Not real complex. Light and pure. The only downside is that it gave me a hankering for a more complex Saar. Still young and in no danger of fading.
A nice tooth-stainer Glenn said he purchased as a library release from the winery when they found out they had a few cases they didn't know about.
On the palate, mostly black fruit. Nice concentration. Good finish. Glenn mentioned violets, which I didn't pick up. But it was an excellent match for the prime beef ribeye. My only complaint was that it had a tad too much oak.
2007 R. Dubois & Fils Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (5/23/2009)
A nice earthy ros that tastes like the grapes were drawing water and nutrients from the soils of Burgundy. This turned out to be the surprise wine of the Memorial Day Weekend get together. Glenn thought the Dubois was the best he'd ever had, topping the Dehlinger ros . The first thing that jumps out at you is the earthiness. I love Roty Marsannay ros and both the Dubois and the Roty ross taste like pinot noir. The difference is that the Dubois just has that profound sense of place that I don't get in the Roty Marsannay. Perhaps it's the difference between Marsannay and Nuit-St.-Georges, where Dubois & Fils is located.
The palate is crisp, clean and balanced. No cherries or softer fruit flavors. The tastes were more vegetable like, but that's not to say it was vegetal. More rhubarb, dried spices and maybe beets. Glenn mentioned pomegranate. The mid palate was shortish but it had a nice finish.
I'd still say Roty Marsannay and Ameztoi Rubentis are my favorite ross. This is a little bigger and bolder than either of them. I'd like to get another bottle and compare it side-by-side with the Roty Marsannay, which seems to be more about finesse
Purchased it at Odd Lots when I asked Morgan Miller for his best rose. It was $11. A Grape Expectations import.
2007 Von Hvel Riesling Balduin Von Hovel - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (5/23/2009)
Quite nice riesling with the Saar shining through. I liked it more than Glenn, who thought maybe it was a tad soft. Initially the nose was open a little bit but the palate was shut down. We vigorously decanted and massive amounts of spritz showed up. Glenn called it a science experiment. The nose had some petrol and some spice. The palate was more green apples and lime. Not real complex. Light and pure. The only downside is that it gave me a hankering for a more complex Saar. Still young and in no danger of fading.
