On Apr 1, 12:15�am, Salil > wrote:
> ... and not just the Nahe/Mosel/Alsace/Aussie Rieslings.
>
> Opened a 2004 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling
> Spatlese this weekend.
> Pale yellow colour. Lovely rich nose that keeps opening up with time
> to show strawberries, apple, peach, citrus fruits and some earthy
> notes. This is AWESOME on the palate - full bodied, leesy, chewy and
> creamy in texture with great balance and bright strawberry and peach
> flavours. Medium length finish, and it's a ridiculously good value at
> $20. Now to hunt down the 06.
>
> Salil


Each year, vintners from the Rheingau, one of Germany's most important
wine regions, present their products to connoisseurs and ordinary
tipplers alike. There are more than 600 different wines to taste in
the beautiful Fressgasse (officially, Grobe Bockenheimerstrase, a
small street in the heart of Frankfurt framed by exquisite food shops
and caf�s), the majority being tangy Rieslings. I developed a taste
for Rheingau here.

I would strongly recommend Prinz von Hessen 1998 Riesling Kabinett
Rheingau Johannisberger Klaus. This is one of my favorites, since it
seems to cover a lot of bases very well. It is sleek, multi-layered,
full of orange, lime, nectarine, and mineral. Very good now, but will
be even better in a couple of years. A bargin at $13.

You can find more information about this and other vintages
below.

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