2010 Simple Wine Dinner Series No.6 - "Dry" (Grosses Gewachs) Dinner (Part 2/4)

Flight 3 ::

Deep-fried Fillet of Sea Perch with Superior Soya Sauce

Another Must Try dish. The Sea Perch is sweet and deeply flavor, though the texture not as silky as cod, this is good by its own with the lovely crispy fish skin and delicious sauce which pairing well with the Dellchen but overpower by Weil.

05. 2008 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Großes Gewächs - Germany, Nahe
Alcohol :: 12.5%
Tasted Blind. This too is highly perfume, with floral, ripe white fruits with hint of eucalyptus and mineral infused. Light palate, lack of the concentration of others GG, with mineral and crushed rock, slight fizzy mouth feel again with light but crisp and spicy finish. This also lack of the good ripeness of 2007 to balance with the soft mineral and high acidity. With some times, it did become slightly rounder but still very acidic long finish. Bony structure. A highly mineral driven style. In a dumb phase? Not sure if this will improve and add weight and complexity in the bottle and I certainly hope it will. Buy - No

06. 2008 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs - Germany, Rheingau
Alcohol :: 13.5%
Tasted Blind. Similar aromatic perfume nose with floral, lemon, green apple, ripe passion fruits intermixed with focus slate and mineral tones. Bold, creamy and round mid palate sap showing spicy pink fruits, powerful but not showy thanks to the good balance with underlying crystalline texture that keep it in good precision and focus with lemony acidic long finish. Certainly need more time to comes around but already showing quite well. Buy - Yes


Flight 4 ::

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

07. 2007 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs - Germany, Rheingau

Alcohol :: 13.5%
Tasted Blind. Fine, focus almost airy ripe white and yellow fruits with crush rock, wet stone and perfume floral. Expressive and this is also super aromatic, with more depth compare to the 08 and the palate is dancing! Intensely rich and full of power but perfectly balance, almost creamy texture with good complexity that go seamlessly toward the powerful but crisp refreshing finish resonant with lemon lime flavors. A wine that emphasize with its power but also Juicy, elegant, fine and perfectly balance with great structure, like a posh lady. Buy - Yes

08. 2008 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs - Germany, Nahe
Alcohol :: 12.5%
Tasted Blind. Pure rocky, mineral, with tons of pink fruits – pink guava, pink grapefruits. Very clean palate, and precise at the entry again with tons of pink fruits, but showing some alcoholic notes at the very end which spoilt the balance of the entire mouth feel. This is kind of simple at the moment, straight forward with grape fruits and mineral undertones. Full of raw power rather than the usual hallmark of Donnhoff wines – finesse and elegant. Note that this is very tight and not really showing tonight. Would love to re-taste this in another 7-10yrs time.