A bit of a tense weekend, it's hard to be far away with an ill parent
(we're going down at end of week). But routine is healing for me, and
that includes taking notes on wine.

With skirt steak with a chipotle marinade, and a brocolli/chevre
salad, the 2007 Rimbert "LEs Travers de Marceau " St. Chinian.
Pleasant medium bodied red, cherry and raspberry fruit with just a
little bit of a jammy edge, but actually quite bright acidity. Light
tannins, fresh, drinking well. B/B+

As an apertif, the 2007 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett.
Apples, citrus, flowers, great length, maybe a tad shut down on nose
but otherwise generous. B++

With herbed lamb chops and squash, the 2006 Havens Bourriquot (Napa)
from 375. A little reticent, opens with some time, big black fruit
with a little tobacco leaf greenness, and just a hint of dung. As it
open the fruit takes forefront, some medium tannins, good acids for
Napa. B

With grilled chicken in tandoori spices and an eggplant/feta/olive
salad, the 2007 Maximim Grunhauser (von Schubert) Riesling QbA (#32-
do they make that many?). Tart lemonade, an herbal bitters note,
serious acids. I really quite like this, but those looking for a sweet
and easy QbA might be less enthused. Actually does very well with a
difficult match. B/B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.*

DaleW > wrote in news:53ed404b-c5b9-46a5-8f43-86b0aa34eaf3
@k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com:

2007 Maximim Grunhauser (von Schubert) Riesling QbA (#32-
> do they make that many?).

Probably the winery has quite a number of Füders (typically 1000 liters)
with a QbA wine, and the one you drunk came from Füder #32.

s.

On Jul 19, 6:23*pm, santiago > wrote:
> DaleW > wrote in news:53ed404b-c5b9-46a5-8f43-86b0aa34eaf3
> @k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com:
>
> *2007 Maximim Grunhauser (von Schubert) Riesling QbA (#32-
>
> > do they make that many?).
>
> Probably the winery has quite a number of Füders (typically 1000 liters)
> with a QbA wine, and the one you drunk came from Füder #32.
>
> s.

To clarify, this was the AP number (ending in 32 08). I knew they made
a lot of different wines, but not that many. But on their online shop,
I count 24 2009s, and that doesn't count things like auction wines or
whatever else sold out. Lots of stuff you never see in States-
"Superieur" wines, liter QbAs , Weissburgunder, Sekt, etc.