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  • 2007 Mosel Riesling – Qualitatswein

    Seems to have more alcohol than their Riesling-Kabinet

    Clear, clean, light pale-straw

    Nose: candy, sherbert, fresh, lime-minerality, tinned-peaches, honey

    A lot fuller – more dimension to it, broader on the entry, much fuller mouth feel, more bracing finish… would stand up to food a lot better than the Riesling-Kabinet. A bit more graceful – certainly not as lively but certainly better rounded.

    Serve with: shell-fish (scallops pan-seared in chilli-infused olive oil)

    or – with Thai-green curries/ Chicken Korma with pineapple and coconut

    2007 Mosel Riesling-Kabinett

    Seemed to have a higher acidityBalancing Act

    Clear, clean, light pale-straw

    Nose: Apple sour-patch-kids, fresh green melon, sea-breeze, cheeky, clean

    Muscata on the entrance; immediately makes the mouth water; enough sugar to keep you bouncing off the walls, fizzes with sweetness, pumps vitality. Rocketing sugar cut with a high acidity – making for a high-wire act that still pulls off a fine balance between two extremes.

    Pleasant and clean finish, lingering tingle on the tongue,

    Balanced – could make a crazy spritzer… or even used in cocktail instead of sour-mix… would work well in a punch as well (perhaps two-shots Van Gogh Appel Vodka, one part Riesling, one part soda water, a twist of lime, a dash of bitters and ice.)

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