TN: Austerity

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MarkS

Mark Svereika
Sometimes a little more fruit cannot hurt a wine. I recently opened a Montevertine, IGT Toscana, 2007 that was acidic, light-medium bodied with sour red fruits (pomegranate, ripe cranberry and tart cherry). Although balanced, it could definitely have used more stuffing, and, dare I say, more fruit. B [interesting tasting notes in Cellartracker regarding this: an almost 50/50 split between those saying this was great, scores in the 90's, and the others claiming it tart and acidic. I had the second bottle.]
Another one is the Emrich-Schönleber, Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen, Riesling trocken, 2009. 12.5% alcohol. Tons of minerals, mint, calcium on the nose with strong minerality, a rocky finish, but freekin' austere. It's lacking something, despite being a decent wine. Sometimes I just wish there was a little more "there" there.
 
originally posted by MarkS:
Another one is the Emrich-Schönleber, Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen, Riesling trocken, 2009. 12.5% alcohol. Tons of minerals, mint, calcium on the nose with strong minerality, a rocky finish, but freekin' austere. It's lacking something, despite being a decent wine. Sometimes I just wish there was a little more "there" there.
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Was that one any fruitier on release?

I'm quessing it's a QbA trocken, which can be on the austere side, even in the Nahe.
 
I think I've always preferred Frühlingsplätzchen as a Spätlese, although Auf der Ley GG can be amazing, and the vines do come from Frühlingsplätzchen, technically.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
What is this 'spatlese' of which you speak? Everything everywhere is trocken, trocken, trocken. Really.
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Oh it exists. I just finished my last of six Fruhlingsplatzchen spatlese earlier in summer. I would have preferred a little dosage in the recent dry bottle.
 
originally posted by MarkS:
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
What is this 'spatlese' of which you speak? Everything everywhere is trocken, trocken, trocken. Really.
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Oh it exists. I just finished my last of six Fruhlingsplatzchen spatlese earlier in summer. I would have preferred a little dosage in the recent dry bottle.
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I often wonder if it's more or less dosage that I want, when tasting some of these wines. Seriously. Yes they taste austere and one would think more is required, but they often do have an annoying amount of RS that is neither here nor there; it only teases you and exposes the wine's severity by contrast. Another point is that this is 2009 - not that much dry extract, thus making it difficult for a disorderly palate to rationalize the austerity. I think '13 of the same might be better.
 
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