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WTN: my first Schmitt-Wagner

by Keith M » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:02 pm

Per, David's recommendation, I picked up my first Schmitt-Wagner from a local shop. Yum! One of those wines were a bottomless glass would be a mighty dangerous thing . . .

2005 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Kabinett (Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany) cork closure, 8% - a Terry Thiese selection imported to USA by Michael Skurnik wines – appears light clear gold, few clingers, smell vibrant fresh and a bit stony, mouthfeel is soft yet laserlike, flows great, taste refreshing wonderful mix of graham, lemon, and touch of rocks, clean and crisp finish, more toward lemon yet still light touch of honey, wonderful to quaff, yet there is no rush, dang this stuff is tasty, wish it were cheaper, but it does meet my expectations for bang per buck at $20. Better than the presidential debate it accompanied (no chardonnay-swilling liberals tonight!)
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Re: WTN: my first Schmitt-Wagner

by Ed Draves » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:20 am

One of my favorite producers as well!
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Re: WTN: my first Schmitt-Wagner

by David M. Bueker » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:37 am

$20 is pretty high for the '05 kabinett. I paid $15 when it was released. Alas for the falling value of the dollar.
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Re: WTN: my first Schmitt-Wagner

by Salil » Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:23 pm

Thanks for the note, I just picked up a bottle of this yesterday and it's good to know that it's drinking so well right now. Schmitt-Wagner's one of my favourite producers in the Mosel for value - it's worth keeping an eye out for his Spatlese as well. (I've had fantastic experiences with the 04 and 05 Spat, and the 07 wasn't half bad either.)
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Re: WTN: my first Schmitt-Wagner

by David M. Bueker » Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:54 pm

Glad to see you made it here Salil.
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