| Date: 2005-04-06 17:44:48 |
| From: Colin Hills |
Subject: Re: Red wine from germany (was: Hi, |
| Sam, Thanks for the info, do you live in the region too? I'm getting confused are you also called Marcus? Cheers, Colin On Apr 5, 2005 3:43 PM, Marcus Hofschuster <hofschuster@wein-plus.de> wrote: > > Hello Colin, > > there are a lot German red wines that can develop for several years but > you > have to select carefully because there are still a lot oft producers - > especially in Württemberg but also in other regions - who make > easy-drinking > (and fast-to-drink) wines. Another problem may be the missing expierience > of > lots of winemakers in producing well-aging red wines. But the know-how is > increasing fast. > > You will find all the vineyards and much more recommended producers of > good > german reds here: www.wein-plus.com/german_guide/index.html but > don't > hesitate to ask for further informations if You can't find them there. > > Yours > > Sam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colin Hills" <colinhills@gmail.com> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:10 PM > Subject: [wineforum] Re: AW: Re: Red wine from germany (was: Hi, > > > Hi Marcus, > > Dankeschön für die gute Rat! > > Why don't the German reds get better with age after lying down in the > > cellar? I think the 2003 vintage is a very special year because of that > > hot > > summer and maybe wine from this year would improve with aging? The > makers > > of > > the 2003 wines you mention below that have not been bottled yet are > > unknown > > to me, could you give a list of the vineyards so that I can find the > wines > > when they are available? > > Thanks, > > tchüß > > > > Colin > > > > On Apr 5, 2005 10:44 AM, Marcus Hofschuster <hofschuster@wein-plus.de> > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hello Colin, > >> > >> Trollinger and Trollinger-Lemberger shouldn't be layed down > >> for a long time. They are best now an shuld be drunk within > >> one Jear from now on. The best occasion to drink them is a > >> barbecue-session in august after yuo colled them down to > >> 14°C ore something. The Lemberger may be fine for one more > >> year. > >> > >> Some producers of württemberg wines that could be layed down > >> for a longer time: > >> > >> Graf Adelmann (in 2003 they made the best red wines I ever > >> tasted from this winery) > >> Jürgen Ellwanger > >> Ernst Dautel > >> Karl Haidle > >> Gerhard Aldinger > >> > >> The best 2003 wines of these producers (exept Adelmann who > >> is now selling some of them) are not bottled yet. > >> > >> Greetings > >> > >> Sam > >> > >> > Hello Wolf, > >> > > >> > Just had a wonderful day today walking through > >> > Rotenberg vine covered hills > >> > in glorious sunshine! The vines are hardly > >> > showing their buds yet but with > >> > all the snow and rain that we've had in previous > >> > weeks the plants are > >> > looking very healthy. Have you tried the 2003 > >> > reds from Baden-Wurttemberg, I > >> > tried some at a party and found them excellent. > >> > Remeber that was the year we > >> > had an incredibly hot summer. > >> > > >> > We visited the vineyard shop and bought a few > >> > bottle to try: > >> > www.wg-rotenberg.de More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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