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Jenise
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
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Jenise wrote:This isn't like the blander or more chardonnay-like New World rieslings I've had from BC, California and Australia that taste less of riesling than of a warmer, sunnier climate.
Jenise
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
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Salil Benegal wrote: BTW, Melness also makes one of the better NZ Pinot Noirs I've tried. Garagiste had it last year at under $20 and it was fabulous.
On an aside, I'm not sure which Aussie Rieslings you've had, but there are a number of examples out there that are superb examples of minerally, precise, dry Riesling (and are far from bland or Chardonnay-like...
Jenise wrote:You're right. I was thinking of the last Aussie riesling (Glen Eldon? Something like that) I had and not wines like the Gosset Polish Hill which I've also had and know to be good. Still, my experience is limited, and good as any of the few I've had were none of them could be mistaken for a German or Alsatian like this Melness could.
Jenise
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Salil Benegal wrote:Glen Eldon - ack! It's from the Barossa - the few Rieslings I've had from there were either very flabby and tiring
Jenise wrote:Which makes it all so sad that the whole of Aussie exports to the U.S. these days is pretty much McClaren Vale and Barossa exclusively. I know our Aussie participants are pained at the sweeping generalizations American wine geeks make about Australian wines, but in some ways they can hardly be blamed for their misunderstanding since wines from Australia's cooler climates are basically non-existent here (I coordinated two Australian shiraz tastings last year and couldn't find one, not ONE, non-Barossa/MV wine in my town).
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