Feb

12

So as to ensure that we’re not encouraging people out there to skimp on wine when it comes to preparing for Valentine’s Day this Thursday, we felt it appropriate to choose a slightly more expensive bottle for this week’s Weekday Wine.

Last weekend, I was in New York City for a wedding, where I found the bottle of Riesling for which this posting is named.  As I was chatting with a clerk in a neighborhoody wine shop on the Upper East Side, we were interrupted when he was asked by his colleague to quickly grab a bottle of Chateau Margaux from behind a locked case for another customer.  Unfortunately for me, that wine — one of the world’s finest and most expensive Bordeauxs — was not being sold at a deep, deep discount.  Regardless, I was extremely pleased with the bottle that I ended up purchasing: the Schloss Gobelsburg Gobelsburger Riesling 2006.

With Rieslings, I usually opt for dryer versions, and for a dryer-is-better kind of guy, the Gobelsburger was a perfect match.  This wine had an enticing golden color reminiscent of Champagne, and in it, I found aromas and flavors of minerally grapefruit and green apple that carried through to a lengthy finish.  My favorite quality of all: the distinct punch of acidity that remained tempered perfectly by the wine’s other components. 

Overall, this is a refreshing wine that’s easy to like.

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