WTN: 1996 Kurt Darting Durkheimer Fronhof Scheurebe TBA

Pfalz region of Germany. A.P. # 5 160 346 032 97 500 ml. bottle 7.5% alcohol
Received a gold prize at the 1997 Wein-und-Sekt Pramierung.
I opened this when Bill Buitenhuys was in town doing business on Fort Bragg.
I have to say I was somewhat disappointed in the wine.
Salmon or pale coral color.
Honeysuckle botrytis nose. Too sugary for my taste. I'm again convinced that for the most part I prefer Eiswein to BA or TBA wines (not that I drink very many of any of these categories.) This became tiresome to me by the third or fourth sip. I have enjoyed other Darting wines including the Riesling Auslese or Spatlese.

[David M. Bueker]

I have one lone bottle of this. I've had others in the past & loved them. TBA is indeed an acquired taste.

TBA is indeed an acquired taste.

Really? I always thought they were easy for novices to like, because of all the rich creamy fruit, candy comparisons, etc..

They are definitely Difficult to Acquire Cost-Wise, that I can agree with

[David M. Bueker]

TBA is indeed an acquired taste.

Really? I always thought they were easy for novices to like, because of all the rich creamy fruit, candy comparisons, etc..

Typically too intense, potentially odd flavors from all the botrytis...

Eiswein on the other hand is like nectar to a hummingbird.

I like your nectar to a hummingbird analogy, David. I feed hummingbirds, and they love their nectar, almost as much as I love drinking eiswein! Jim