Our first
dinner of 2013 was a joint event with the Stanford Alumni Association. The dinner took place at the Marines’
Memorial Club in San Francisco. Located
at Union Square, the building was built in 1946 and was a fantastic venue for
our dinner. We dined in a private room
with a fireplace and had a wonderful time.
Once again, thanks to Barry Boothe for donating the Spätlese and the two
Auslesen.
Our welcoming
wine was the 2010 Gebrüder Simon Sekt Riesling Brut. This particular Sekt was dosed with a smidgen
of Auslesen which gave it quite a rich palate.
It was crisp, minerally and pungent with herbal notes and a granny smith
apple flavor. There were herbal undertones and it was nicely concentrated.
We decided to
serve four wines with the meal ranging from bone dry to mildly sweet. The 2011 Spreitzer Hallgartener Hendelberg
Riesling Trocken was one of my favorite wines of the evening. One sip and flavors of Lemon curd, white
pepper and nectarine coated your palate.
It is simply one of the best trockens I’ve tasted in quite awhile.
The 2011
Schloss Lieser Braueneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett showed flavors of pear
and nutmeg. It was very good.
I had high
hopes for the 2011 Von Hövel Oberemmeler Hutte Riesling Kabinett and was a bit
disappointed. As with a few of the
2011’s we tasted, I think it needs more age before a fair assessment can be
made. It seemed more floral than fruity
although my wife did detect a taste of Rainier cherry
underneath.
The 2006 Mönchhof
Ürziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spätlese was honeyed, syrupy and a bit
monolithic. There was a nice peach flavor
but it was much too sweet to serve with food.
This Spätlese is more of a dessert wine.
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