2010 Simple Dinner Series No 6 :: German 1st Growth Dinner

Venue :: Peach Garden, OCBC Building, Raffles Place

Date :: 16-JuL-2010

Theme:: The great German Riesling 1st Growth >> GG (Grosses Gewachs)

What is Grosses Gewachs (also name Erstes Gewachs in Rheingau)? To make GG, there are law which all the producer need to be follow with:

- Maximum fixed residual sugar level at 9gms/l

- Choice of grape variety is restricted and harvested by hand

- The grape ripeness has to be at least a Spatlese level

- Traditional Winemaking methods

- Specific best designated vineyard

My first GG was in Wine for Asia 2009. A relatively new style for me, and my curiosity of GG started after saw the fantastic tasting note for two re-known producers, Hermann Donnhoff from Nahe and Robert Weil from Rheingau from my wine buddy.

Was lucky enough to participate for the GG tasting at Wine for Asia 2009, having tasted 15 (er... if not wrong) GG with different varieties, such as Riesling (the best showing IMO), Silvaner, gewuztraminer etc..... To be honest, I was being impressed by the style but not by the quality of wines that they serving at the event, some good, some so so, just not great.

So I keep searching, looking around for better (or best?) GG producer, such as Hermann Donnhoff, Robert Weil, keller, Schaefer Frolich etc..... The only thing I could find locally was Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle & Dellchen GG, with a hefty price.

This phenomenon is mainly due to German Riesling, the sweet version (Kabinett, Spalese, Auslese, Eiswein, Beerenauslese "BA" and Trockenbeerenauslese "TBA") are fashion and popular in Singapore and the dry version, especially the GG, is hardly seen in local due to the demand and interest of local wine connoisseur and I hope this will be improve and change in the near future.

Millions Thanks to Ed, to make this happened. Tonight we going to have a great GG tasting with all famous or world acclaimed best Riesling producer, the extraordinary line up:

01. 2007 Donnhoff Felsenberg GG, Nahe

02. 2007 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle GG, Nahe

03. 2008 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle GG, Nahe

04. 2007 Donnhoff Dellchen GG, Nahe

05. 2008 Donnhoff Dellchen GG, Nahe

06. 2007 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel GG, Rheinhessen

07. 2008 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel GG, Rheinhessen

08. 2007 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker GG, Rheinhessen

09. 2008 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker GG, Rheinhessen

10. 2007 Robert Weil Kiedricher Grafenberg (KG) EG (Erstes Gewachs), Rheingau

11. 2008 Robert Weil Kiedricher Grafenberg (KG) EG (Erstes Gewachs), Rheingau

12. 2007 Schlossgut Diel Goldloch GG, Nahe

Serving:

- 6flight, each flight 2wines, single blind.

- At the end of the night, everyone vote for their best 3wines of the night.

- Reveal the best 3wines of the night and its identidt ^^

Food Menu:

01. Wasabi Mayonnaise Prawn

02. Double-boiled Shark's Bone Cartilage Soup with Fish Maw

03. Deep-fried Fillet of Sea Perch with Superior Soya Sauce

04. Braised Homemade Beancurd with Stuffed Golden Mushroom, Local Spinach and Crab Meat

05. Pan-fried Beef Tenderloin with Marmite Sauce

06. Fried Rice with Assorted Seafood and XO Sauce

07. Royal Jelly in Young Coconut / Chilled Black Glutinous Rice with Ice-Cream in Young Coconut

08. Chinese Pancake

Let's Rock!