WTN: 2005 Hirsch Heiligenstein Riesling Zobing/Kamptal

Austria doesn't fit on the subject heading. Qualitatwein Trocken (dry)
$26.99 was the sale price at Bassin's (Macarthur Beverages) in DC last April.
Imported by Michael Skurnik wines. A Terry Theise estate selection. Uses screwcap closure.
Steel, stones and lemon-lime on the nose. Aromas carry over on the palate. Nicely crsip. Matched well to chicken with an asparagus sauce and rice one evening and fried chicken and potato salad another. I didn't take the time to prepare risotto but a lemony risotto would have been a nice pairing--maybe a risotto with diced heart of palm or artichoke heart mixed in. I have no regrets about this purchase.

Austria doesn't fit on the subject heading..

That's ok. No mistaking where this is from!

Sounds like fun.

[David M. Bueker]

Sounds lovely. Thanks for sharing JC!

I still have some '99, '01 and '02 Hirsch Rieslings downstairs. I just might go after the '99 some time soon.

If you have trouble finding it in those stacks of cases and racks, I can help clear a path in the cellar!

JC, sounds very nice. I like Hirsch's wines a lot when I do see them on the market, and I thought his 07s were staggeringly good - the Heiligenstein Riesling in particular is a can't-miss.