St. Urbans-Hof Estate Riesling 2008
Dear friends,
We know the cliche, that wine brings people together, and the more you grow your passion and knowledge for what you are drinking, the more you find yourself with friends who share a level of interest, thereby augmenting the excitement at each repast. On my wine-passion road, I have delightfully frequented highly focused wine tastings - often blind, and always hosted and attended by aficionados, specialists, buffs, their sometimes bored-looking dates, while the room remains totally engaged in the 12 or so glasses in front of each person for the better part of two hours in fervent discussion. In Manhattan, there have been extraordinary evenings at the Executive Wine Seminars - 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape blind, 1999 Barolos, 2004 Zind-Humbrecht, etcetera. ‘EWS’ has been operating for at least 25 years, invariably having been co-hosted by Bob Millman, who is joining us as a writer and roving wine-finder for the Thoreau Wine Society. As those of you who have been following this newsletter can grasp, we find the most passionate, and most informed, involved, experienced wine people, and Bob is a great mentor to me in wine and other matters of the soul - so take it away, Bob:
“Nik Weis has proven himself a master at judging balance in Riesling.” —David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate
Nik Weis, the gifted, energetic and charming gentleman who runs his family’s estate in the Mosel has been producing stunning Rieslings for a decade. In the last few vintages, his wines have rightfully gained worldwide recognition. Blessedly, Nik has kept his ego in check and his prices reasonable. He produces each year a dry estate Riesling made from grapes grown in 2 of his vineyards—one in the Mosel and the other in the Saar (the home to Scharzhofberger, Germany’s most famous vineyard), The Mosel supplies the infectious fruit and the Saar the crisp, enlivening acidity which is essential to German Riesling. I tasted the 2008 recently and was stunned that such a reasonably priced Riesling could offer so much character, intensity, and freshness. Finishing dry but with an abundance of Mosel fruit—pear, peach, apple along with floral and spicy overtones, this Riesling can be sipped with pleasure as an aperitif wine or served with a wide variety of Asian influenced preparations.
PS — for those who like to know this sort of thing, the 2007 version of the wine was number 56 on Wine Spectator’s 100 Best.
St. Urbans-Hof Estate Riesling 2008
$14.95 per bottle, 3-bottle minimum
Tax and delivery not included — we can calculate shipping costs if you send your details. mary@thoreauwinesociety.com
Make it a glorious weekend,
Bob Millman (and Mary Taylor)
Thoreau Wine Society
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By Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor, a Bostonian who has been involved the New York wine trade forever, recently moved full-time to Burgundy to send dispatches from the trenches: “It’s dirty work, but someone has to do it.” Mary is known for her love for elegant and nuanced European wines. She works for the Thoreau Wine Society, where members receive weekly wine offerings along with musings about life, love and travel (ThoreauWineSociety.com).
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