Selbach-Oster 2007 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 027 08 (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) From 375 ml, and a gift from a friend who thought Id either gotten it wrong or had an off bottle in a previous note. At first, theres an almost milky aroma and texture to the wine, as if cidered steel had been squeezed from a Teutonic cow. Then theres warming, which brings out both intensity and a surprisingly bit of cream for such a primary wine (guess that cow hasnt left the vineyard). Theres just a bit of plastic to the finish, and it definitely detracts, but otherwise this is powerful, intense, and balancedalbeit miles from anything that would have been thought of as a kabinett in years gone by. (7/09)
Dnnhoff 2001 Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Sptlese 006 02 (Nahe) Fairly creamy (already, which is pretty common for Dnnhoff), ranging from slightly underripe stone fruit to a salt-sugar mix that slightly muddles the structure, though I cant say that the wine really suffers much as a result. Not an intellectual wine, but not really an emotional one either; mostly, its about overt and superior pleasantness. (7/09)
Dnnhoff 2001 Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Sptlese 006 02 (Nahe) Fairly creamy (already, which is pretty common for Dnnhoff), ranging from slightly underripe stone fruit to a salt-sugar mix that slightly muddles the structure, though I cant say that the wine really suffers much as a result. Not an intellectual wine, but not really an emotional one either; mostly, its about overt and superior pleasantness. (7/09)