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Van Volxem 2000 Wiltinger Riesling - Pale greenish gold. Much CO2 on the glass. Slight aroma, apple blossom. Light sweetness, tart acid. Van Volxem 2000 Wiltinger Schlangengraben Riesling - Golden, many bubbles line the glass. Petillant, almost fizzy. Soft. Chateau Grand Traverse 1998 Old Mission Peninsula (Michigan) Whole Cluster Fermented Johannisberg Riesling - Pale straw. Mineral, white fruit, aromatic, peachy; pleasant, idiosyncratically fruit-forward. Tasted only an hour earlier at lunch, it seems different in this context, where its New World fruit stands out. Van Volxem 2000 Wiltinger Braunfels Riesling Vols - Light brass. Straightforward Riesling aromas, apple and mineral. Off-dry, crisp. Then, a break for an Austrian Riesling not served "blind" ... Bründlmayer 1998 Zöbinger Heiligenstein Kremstal (Austria) Riesling - Pale gold. Intense mineral and wool aromas and flavors. Back to the blind flight ... Domaine Weinbach 1997 Schlossberg Grand Cru Cuvee Ste. Catherine Cuvee Centenaire (Alsace) - Brass. Musky, aromatic, steel core under velvet. Van Volxem 2000 Scharzhofberger Riesling Pergentsknopp - Clear greenish-gold. Muskmelon and mineral, prickly, soft. Van Volxem 2000 Wiltinger Gottesfuss Riesling Alte Reben - Pale greenish-gold. Melon and pine, pleasant aromas, nearly dry with steely acidity. Prager 1998 Weisskirchen Achlietien Riesling Smaragd (Austria, Wachau) - Cooking apples and overripe white fruit. Full and tart, fruit cloaks substantial acid. Jordan & Jordan 1995 Wiltinger Gottesfuss Alte Reben Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken - Bright brass. Petrol and white fruit on the nose and palate, zingy acidity.
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