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> Hi Everyone,
>
> I don't think I've posted in this group before, but enjoying reading it
> quite a bit. I was surprised to read the post below that a 30 year old
> Riesling could not only be good, but in this case great. I thought white
> wines were usually consumed young - is that true most of the time?
>
> Thanks for educating me =)


In fact, many whites will age beautifully, as good as reds - not only the
great ´Rieslings of Mosel, but also some of the good white Bourgognes.
Personally, I have enjoyed Rieslings from 1982 and 1989 that were a pure
delight - full of vitality and vibrancy (vibrancy? sorry about that). I have
also had the pleasure of tasting a Corton Charlemange from 1982 which went
extraordinarliy well with the warmed-up left-overs served in that
restaurant, in a very imposing castle on the countryside of Côte-de-Nuits.
It is amazing what some restaurants get away with, and at what prices. But
the wine was good.
However, this doesn´t many that any Chard will stay about for 20+ years, or
that you´ll be able to drink any RIesling that is allowed to vote. We had a
Riesling Gustav Lorentz, ALsace, 1983, at a tasting earlier this year, which
in my excellent opinion was way over the top. GUstav Lorentz is a good
producer, though on the expensive side, but the difference between this wine
and a similarly aged Riesling from Dr Losen was astounding.

HTH
Cheers
Nils Gustaf

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