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German| Date: 2005-04-05 10:25:07 |
| From: Gerhard Präsent |
Subject: Re: Also world class in Austria |
| > Wachau has somewhat warmer and dryer climate > than even this German dry region .... > I think it's more a matter of tradition. > Wachau does well with its dry whites and > there might be no market for potential fruity whites. > So my speculation should be seen with a :-) > Jochen, it´s not that there can´t be produced a sweet Auslese in the Wachau (there are some in the neighbouring regions) - I just mean it will not be as good as (to my taste) the same wine fermented (almost dry) - of course provided the quality of wine-making is high. The Wachau is warmer climatically than most German regions - and it usually lacks the "picant" acidity that deliver the balance against sweetness German Ausleses are famous for. Wines from the Wachau with perceptible residual sugar are - IMHO - to broad, to mild, to harmless, also to heavy lacking struvture and livelyness. Of course all very general - and I exclude the highly sweet dessert wines like TBA ! Gerhard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jochen Mueller" <jochen.mueller@clever-mail.net> To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 3:51 PM Subject: [wineforum] Re: Also world class in Austria > Gerhard, > > > a SWEET Riesling Spätlese from Wachau with low Alc will most probably > > not be > > good - and you know that very well. > > this looks like understatement. Germany produces great sweet Riesling > Spätlese wines from regions with different climates, besides the famous > middle Mosel region (with a mild, subatlantic/Central European climate and > vegetation) also from regions with a warmer and dryer, continental climate > and vegetation more similar to that of the Wachau (especially > Rheinhessen/lower Nahe/Unterhaardt of the Pfalz which originally were > Stipa (=Steinfeder, Federgras) country), including steep stony sites > (e.g., the "Red Slope" between Nackenheim and Nierstein, the Trollbachtal > in the lower Nahe region). Wachau has somewhat warmer and dryer climate > than even this German dry region but there were great sweet Spätlesen and > Auslesen at least from the "Red Slope" even in 2003 (and without > irrigation systems) like those of Georg Albrecht Schneider from Nierstein > (stunningly with only about 5g/l acid); there might be others, e.g., > Gunderloch or Strub which I did not try. I thus would not believe that the > sites Wachau or Kamptal would not have the potential for great fruity > style Riesling wines, but please note that I stress the words "potential" > and "Riesling". I think it's more a matter of tradition. > Wachau does well with its dry whites and > there might be no market for potential fruity whites. > So my speculation should be seen with a :-) > > Best, > Jochen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerhard Präsent <praesent@telering.at> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 10:51:53 +0200 > Subject: [wineforum] Re: Also world class in Austria (formerly: > > > > I would like to drink a good > > > sweet Riesling Spätlese with 10% alc or less from a Wachau or Kamptal > > top > > > site:-) > > > Best, > > > Jochen > > > > Jochen, > > a SWEET Riesling Spätlese from Wachau with low Alc will most probably > > not be > > good - and you know that very well. > > I very much hope that the best winemakers won´t never produce something > > */&gr %wrx§* from their best sites. > > ;-) > > > > But there are some TBAs (dry selected berries) produced now and then > > that > > can be stunning. I just remember a Riesling TBA 2000 from Knoll - GREAT > > wine. > > > > Gerhard > > > > More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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