Back in June I met fellow blogger Lyle Fass in New York City for a wine exchange - I passed him bottles of Donnhoff's Weissburgunder "S" and Grauburgunder "S", and he gave me a bottle of Marcillac and tonight's wine, the 2007 A.J. Adam Riesling Kabinett. A hint of flowers on the nose when first poured, revealing notes of honeyed limes, apricot, quince and wet stones as it warmed. A textbook palate: soft and slightly off dry, with a limey, tangy texture, a subtle effervescence, good acid and fine minerality. Simple but incredibly well-balanced, polished, and flavourful.Score: 17/20
Price: barter
Lyle pitched this as a great value and from the prices I can find on the web I would agree - many thanks!
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Thanks for the note, Joe. I haven't had the opportunity to taste anything from AJ Adam yet. I also haven't done a stellar job of living up to my '08 resolution of drinking more (and different) Rieslings. I'll have to repeat and improve in '09.
Happy new year, mate.
It's been a good year for me and Riesling. The great thing about resolutions is that they can easily be repeated year after year...Happy New Year!
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