This time
it had to be a wild assortment of white'sters from Turkey,
France and Germany. Some
really nice surprises and maybe one slight disappointment.
Kavaklidere Vinart Narince-Chardonnay 2010, Central Anatolia
Kavaklidere
is one of the big shots in the Turkish wine business. Actually, this one wasn’t my
first wine from them. I had several so far. One even on this blog. This
however, and most definitely a bit unfortunate, appeared a bit disappointing - or more
precise raw and dull at the same time. The material for this white blend was grown
on Cappadocian soil in Central Anatolia. The varietals were the pretty often noble auto’ grape
called Narince and the global player Chardonnay.
The colour
of this mostly autochthonous blend (Narince is the big player) looked somehow cold and showed plenty of bright yellow greenish reflexes. The nose was dominated by scents of white flowers,
camomile tea with honey, milk, stems and mild herbs. Well, I guess the taste was
the problem. It seemed, for me, inharmonious, slightly alcoholic, very crude
and pithy. I got flavours steely green pepper, violent green lemons, fresh
grass, traces of almond milk and a bit of cream. The concentration and strength of the
mentioned flavours weren’t that impressive. A little bit more expression would
have been nice. What did I forget? The character was hyper dry, very lean, very
acidic and blessed with a bit too much booze. Maybe something decent for
seafood or so!?! Definitely no soloist! Probably the most boring wine
from Turkey
I had so far. You can find better ones. Even on this very blog ;-). Sorry, no
Turkish delight!
Domaine des Roches Neuves L'Insolite 2007, Saumur Blanc
A Chenin Blanc classic!
This one was one of the nice surprises! Although - Chenin Blanc!?! ;-)
The
Insolite was aurum coloured and seemed nicely aged. At first the nose presented itself as
very reserved, a bit clinical clean and herbaceous. Later, probably 2 hours, a
more red apple and flowery nose awakened. Pretty much the same counts for the
taste! At first, a bit rough and very reserved. Not
really lively, apart of the mineral characteristics - maybe. Later, a potpourri
of well ripened red apples, an almost sublime smoke, limy mineral earthy stuff and other
anonymous nice wintry flavours evloved. Good length, good balance, good
concentration, good expression and damn good time for consumption! Nice one!
Weingut Reinholt & Cornelia Schneider Weißer Burgunder Spätlese Trio *** 2008, Baden
The colour seemed very bright and almost colourless. The bouquet was reserved (throughout the whole 3 hours), very soft, in some way white'ish, delicate, blossomy and very unostentatious. Maybe a bit too delicate! The taste was more convincing, but not really winning. It had a nice proportion of acid, a lean and soft body, showed freshness and nice fruit flavours of white peaches as well as some lemons and mild honeysuckle. Not really a lot of oak influences. A rather delicate, well balanced and quiet Pinot Blanc. Just fine!
Weingut Jos. Christoffel Junior (Christoffel-Prüm) Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese ** 1988, Mosel
And an
oldie from Wehlen! I saw a “tinted”, but fresh seeming colour. The nose was decently
intriguing. It showed plenty of well aged and typical conk impressions. I got nice spices, local herbs, muted smoke and beautiful fragrances of yellow exotic fruits. The taste was just as
expected. Still full of life, some smoke, vibrating (but civilized)
acid, gentle nutty or almondy characteristics, typical lean creaminess and galore of very well aged
fruit flavours. Mostly exotic ones like passion fruit, pine apple, a few overripe
lemons, but a few domestic ones like red apples, too. Not super dimensional or
complicated, but absolutely pleasing and “refreshing”. Quaffability at its
best!
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