So as to ensure that we’re not encouraging people out there to skimp on wine when it comes to preparing for Valentine’s Day this Thursday, we felt it appropriate to choose a slightly more expensive bottle for this week’s Weekday Wine.
Last weekend, I was in New York City for a wedding, where I found the bottle of Riesling for which this posting is named. As I was chatting with a clerk in a neighborhoody wine shop on the Upper East Side, we were interrupted when he was asked by his colleague to quickly grab a bottle of Chateau Margaux from behind a locked case for another customer. Unfortunately for me, that wine — one of the world’s finest and most expensive Bordeauxs — was not being sold at a deep, deep discount. Regardless, I was extremely pleased with the bottle that I ended up purchasing: the Schloss Gobelsburg Gobelsburger Riesling 2006.
With Rieslings, I usually opt for dryer versions, and for a dryer-is-better kind of guy, the Gobelsburger was a perfect match. This wine had an enticing golden color reminiscent of Champagne, and in it, I found aromas and flavors of minerally grapefruit and green apple that carried through to a lengthy finish. My favorite quality of all: the distinct punch of acidity that remained tempered perfectly by the wine’s other components.
Overall, this is a refreshing wine that’s easy to like.
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March 16, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I took this wine to a work event up in Marin on Saturday night. It was crisp and lovely and perfect for enjoying the view of the sunset over the water. I highly recommend it and will buy more for myself next time I hit the wine store!