My club shipment arrived last week, so I cracked last night:
1. Solminer DryRiesling SBC (98 cs; 14%; www.Solminer.com) Lompoc 2013: Med.light gold color; slight Mosel valve oil/petrol/pungent ripe/pineapple/floral/R/spicy quite perfumed/fragrant lovely nose; rather tart/dry ripe/pineapple/mango/very floral/R light petrol/Mosel valve oil slight chalky/stony bright/zippy/vibrant flavor; very long tart/metallic/tangy/chalky strong ripe/mango/pineapple/apple blossom/floral/R light Mosel valve oil/gout de petrol/pungent finish; a bright/bracing/savory R w/ plenty of ripeness; reminds me a lot of some of the R from the Wachau rather than Germany; should age well for 4-8 yrs because of the acidity; great drinking stuff. $30.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. I hate wines like this. After I got home from fencing, I started to make apps for dinner company tonight, then started on my tartines for dinner. By the time I sat down to eat my tartines, the friggin' btl had 3/4'ths the wine gone. I hate wines that are this good that they don't last till dinner is on the table. Wonder if any other folks have this problem?? Or do they all buy crappy wine??
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2. I've been pretty impressed by a lot of the Rieslings coming out of SBC these days. Ojai/Solminer/Tatomer...all absolutely first-rate and some of the best coming from Calif.
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3. In the club shipment, Dave&Anna included a small picture book of the year in the life at Solminer. Some absolutely beautiful photography of their vnyd at sunset...very professional. A very nice touch I thought and a very good way to connect w/ your customers on a personal basis. Their son looks like a real live-wire.
Tom