Monday, April 14, 2008

German wine tasting



Went to a wine tasting session at a German restaurant named Magma this evening, thought it would be nice to share some details on the wine tasted. There are as follows :

The first one to come:
- 2006 Langenlonsheimer Riesling, Q.b.A., Semi Dry
Alc. 12.5% vol, acidity 7.1g/l, residual sugar 7.0 g/l
Sweet, exotic yellow fruit aroma with mineral note
Price per btl: SGD 38.00
(I quite like the sweetness and chrisp feel of this white..)

The second one to come..also a white:
- 2006, Langenlonsheimer Koenigsschild, Gewuerztraminer, Selection, Semi Dry
Alc. 13.0% vol, acidity 5.0 g/l, residual sugar 8.9 g/l
Price per btl: SGD 55.00
(Didn't really like Gewuerztraminer due to the bitter finish though...)

The third one, finally a red!!:
- 2004 Blauer Spaetburgunder (Pinot Nior), dry
Alc. 13.5% vol, acidity 5.4 g/l, residual sugar 1.4 g/l
A fresh, soft wine with fine cherry aroma
Price per btl: SGD 40.00
(Very smooth and soft red, comfortable for leisure drinking for me =))

The final one..a dessert wine!!woohoo~:
- 1999 Langenlonsheimer Loehrer berg, Scheurebe, TBA, dessert, 0.5 l
Alc. 7.0% vol, acidity 10.1 g/l, residual sugar 287.4 g/l
Price per btl: SGD 145.00
(Yes you read it right..nearly 150 bucks..but the taste is worth every cent! Very sweet and viscous..I lurrrveee it!!)

FYI: all the above wines are actually from the Nahe region. To be more specific, they are all from the Wilhelm Schweinhardt winery, which happens to be one of the largest in the Nahe region. Hope you guys love the wine if you happen to try them *cheers*