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Unfortunately no wine from Hungary. A dry white made with
Furmint is one of my favorites. Grown in the
Tokaj-Hegyalja wine
- 2015 Trimbach Pinot Blanc Alsace 13% abv $18.99
- Varietal: Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois. (Note: Auxerrois sometimes blended with Pinot Blanc. It is slightly spicier and more full bodied)
- Region: France, Alsace
2014 Groiss Weinviertel DAC Gruner Veltliner 12.5% abv $28.99
Varietal: Gruner Veltliner
Region: Austria
2015 Loius Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse 14% abv $28.99
Varietal: Chardonnay
Region; France, Burgundy, Maconnais
2014 Jakob Schneider Weingut Riesling Kabinet Pardikatswein 10% abv $22.99
Varietal: Riesling
Region: Germany, Nahe Nierstein/Rhein
2016 Famille Bougrier Marcel Dubois Vouvray 11.5% abv $12.99
Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Region: France Loire Valley Vouvray
2015 P.J. Valckenberg Gewurztraminer Deitscher Qualitatswein 10% abv $14.00
Varietal: Gewurztraminer
Region: Germany, Pfalz
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- 2015 Trimbach Pinot Blanc Alsace 13% abv $18.99
- Grapes: Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois. (Note: Auxerrois sometimes blended with Pinot Blanc. It is
slightly spicier and more full bodied)
- Region: Alsace, France
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon.
The wine has a light intensity and is fully developed. The aromas are of honeysuckle, apple, lemon, nectarine, flint, tea leaf, and biscuit.
The wine is dry, has medium(+) acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium flavor, medium(+) finish. The flavors are of apple, lemon peel, toast, nutty.
The wine is very good.
Drink now, not suitable for further aging.
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Pinot Blanc is a clone of Pinot Noir. In Alsace it is known as klevner. In Alsace Ponit Blanc wines are almost always mixtures of Pinot Blanc and Auxrois. The top Alsace Pinot Blancs are generally light, simple and refreshing tasting of baked apple and light in texture. It is planted in fertile soils of the planes. Widely used in sparking wines and often also blended with Sylvanner.
Note: Pinot Blanc is referred to as Weissburgunder in Germany
2015 Groiss Weinviertel DAC Gruner Veltliner 12.5% abv
Varietal: Gruner Veltliner.
Region: Austria, Weinviertel region (this is the largest wine growing region is Austria)
Side note: the floral notes are very evident.
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon with petillance.
The wine has a medium(+) intensity. The aromas are of honeysuckle, apple, lemon, apricot, green pepper, and wet wool.
The wine is dry with medium(+) acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium(+) flavor intensity and medium finish. The flavors are of honeysuckle, apple, lemon peel, apricot, white pepper, wet stone.
The wine is very good.
Drink now not suitable for aging.
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Classic Grüner Veltliner wines show citrus aromas (lemon peel and grapefruit) complemented by stone fruit and fresh vegetal notes and the variety's trademark hint of white pepper. But within this there are two key styles of Grüner Veltliner wine. The first – lighter, fresher and focused on minerality and citrus character – is typical of Weinviertel. The wine often bottled with a slight spritz, to lift the wine and emphasize its fresh, fruity notes.
Grüner means "green", which neatly reflects both the variety's yellow-green berries and the fresh green-pepper character that typifies Grüner Veltliner wine. Late ripening
2015 P.J. Valckenberg Gewurztraminer Deitscher Qualitatswein 10% abv
Varietal: Gewurztraminer
Region: Germany, Pfalz
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon.
The wine is medium sweet and is fully developed. The aromas are of honeysuckle, peach, melon, dried apple, honey and petrol.
The wine is semi-sweet with medium(-) acidity, low alcohol, medium(+) body, medium(+) flavor intensity, medium(+) finish. The flavors are of honeysuckle, peach, melon, dried apple, honey and petrol.
This is a very good wine.
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Alsace is noted for their Gewurztraminer. Gewurztraminer is not widely planted in Germany. Pfalz is where you will find it.
Pflaz is the 2nd largest growing region in Germany as well as the driest of German wine regions. The Pflaz is also considered among the most exciting and inventive wine regions in Germany. Wine makers make wine from more different types of grapes than winemakers anywhere else in Germany.
There is also a wide versatility in soil types. Instead of rivers being a dominate influence, the Haardt mountains play the most important role by protecting the vineyards. This wine region has a more southern location so grapes fully ripen. The wines have a more creamy acidity with great fruit ripeness.
(Gewürztraminer in German-language areas) is a pink-skinned grape variety that produces some of the world's most distinctive aromatic wines. Its perfumed style is somewhat polarizing; fans adore its intense floral scent and sweet-spice flavors, while detractors lament its low acidity and lack of subtlety.
In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future. An increasing proportion of Germany's finest Riesling and Pinot Noir(Spätburgunder) come from Pfalz vineyards, and the region generates more everyday Landwein
2014 Jakob Schneider Weingut Riesling Kabinet Pardikatswein 10% abv $14.00
Varietal: Riesling
Region: Germany, Nahe Nierstein/Rhein Niederhausen village
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon.
The wine is medium(-) intensity and is developing. The aromas are of elderflower, gooseberry, lime, apricot, nutty and petrol.
The wine is medium dry with medium(+) acidity, low alcohol, medium body, medium(+) flavors, medium(+) finish. Flavors of edlerflower, apricot, honey, brioche and nutty.
The wine is very good quality.
Can drink now but has potential to age.
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The Nahe wine region lies between the Mosel and the Rheinhessen with the best vineyards along the River Nahe. The vineyards are on steep south facing slopes. Rieslings are made in a style between that of Mosel and the fuller bodied wines of Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pflaz. Still a high acidity but with slightly riper fruit character.
Weingut means winemaker.
From Wine Searcher
Niederhausen is an acclaimed German wine-growing village in the Nahe region, with several prestigious vineyards. It is famed for its expressive wines made from Riesling, and the variety accounts for the vast majority of planting. Weingut Dönnhoff is widely regarded as being Niederhausen's premier wine producer, and is also one of the top estates in Germany. Weingut Jakob Schneider is gaining attention as an emerging talent...
2015 Loius Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse 14% abv $28.99
Varietal: Chardonnay
Region; France, Burgundy, Maconnais
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is medium gold with legs.
The wine has a medium intensity. The aromas are of geranium, lemon, apricot, almond and flint.
The wine is dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium(+) body, medium(+) flavor, medium(+) finish. The flavors are of apricot, pear, dried frCan drink now but has potential for aging.
uit, butter, ginger, and almond.
The wine is very good.
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2016 Famille Bougrier Marcel Dubois Vouvray 11.5% abv $12,99
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Varietal: Chenin Blanc
Region: France Loire Valley Vouvray
My Tasting Notes:
The wine is pale lemon
The wine has medium intensity and is developing. The aromas are of honeysuckle, apple, peach and lemon, honey and ginger.
The wine is off dry with high acidity, medium alcohol, medium(+) body, medium(+) flavor, medium(+) finish. The flavors are of honeysuckle, peach, lemon, honey and ginger.
The wine is outstanding.
Can drink now, and has potential for aging.
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intense, minerally white wines with green apple characters are most commonly associated with the Savennieres appellation of the former, while dry and semi-dry Vouvray wines of the latter are a little more tropical and honeyed in character.
Vouvray is the most famous and most respected appellation of the Loire Valley's Touraine district. The title covers white wines of various styles (sweet, dry, still and sparkling), from eight villages around the medieval town of Vouvray, on the northern banks of the Loire.
In their youth Vouvrays are characterized by aromas of acacia blossom, quince and green apples. Over time these evolve into tertiary aromas of honeysuckle, quince and lanolin. Much top Vouvray is unapproachable and unforgiving (not to mention unapologetic) in the first few years of its life, and only begins to open up and relax into drinkable maturity after five years or so.
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