Welcome

Welcome

This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

(W) Dopff Au Moulin: Gewurztraminer 2011, from Riquewihr, Alsace, France

Smell
Early: Semi-tropical flowers
Later: Ever-floral, sweetening to soft pear

Taste
Absolutely scrumptious from cap to punt! An archetypical aromatic Alsatian with a subtle nose that conceals the complexity of flavour lurking beneath its surface. Whilst this is certainly a sweeter wine, the grapes were not picked so late as to be overbearingly sweet. This couples nicely with a slightly tart finish that begs for more upfront sweetness. A combination of summer blooms dance around sweeter notes of white-fleshed fruit that grow bolder with time to reveal white peaches and a touch of apples and pears. Although the wine's not inherently spicy, it accentuates spices if matched with food. Dopff's Gewurz is what's so disappointing about their Pinot Blanc.

Price: $18
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆☆

http://blog.dopff-au-moulin.fr/?p=267

Drank by

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)