Charlie, a fine Riesling must have a smell of fresh diesel fuel (not exhaust).
I know it does not sound great, but trust me, a nice Riesling from Alsace or
the Mosel valley in Germany is one of life's great pleasures.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:03 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> "...milder diesel smell..." Yikes, now there's an olfactory note I've
> never heard used to describe a wine; cheap bourbon yes but not wine. Is that
> fuel or exhaust? Not sure which is worse.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for looking, Brian. The winery is this one:
>>
>> http://www.encus.org/en/index.php
>>
>> We tasted two whites:
>> http://www.encus.org/en/index.php?option=5&product=ekam
>> http://www.encus.org/en/index.php?option=5&product=taleia
>>
>> The Ekam is a mix of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, very pleasant, good food
>> wine. The Taleia is 85% Riesling and 15% Albariño. A wine to drink young,
>> and with a milder diesel smell than German or Alsace Riesling. But really,
>> these were the best Spanish whites I have tasted so far.
>>
>> Then we moved on to the serious stuff three reds:
>> - a very young Syrah, to be released into the market in 2 months
>> - a young (2007) Priorat, 2/3 Cariñena, 1/3 Garnache
>> - a young 100% Cariñena, a beautiful, serious wine
>>
>> I doubt you can find any of these can be found overseas. The terrain where
>> this is produced is very difficult and yields are low.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
>>
>>> Nathan wrote
>>>
>>>> The wine was from Catalunya, from the mountains near Andorra, and was
>>>> absolutely fantastic.
>>>
>>> What grape variety, Nathan?
>>>
>>> Brian Swale.
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