WTN: 2004 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Bienenberg Riesling 04

With an Arctic Char in a sauce of shallots and Riesling, I drank some Riesling. If I could handle lactose, I would have added a touch of cream to the food because it needed a bit of richness. The wine went well (and would I imagine have worked better with a slightly creamy variant of the dish) as it had enough fruit to cope with the rather tart tasting dish. I don't know if it makes to anyone else, but the food was a bit top-heavy: I would have wanted some bass notes in there as well.

• 2004 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Bienenberg Riesling Trocken - Germany, Baden (7/27/2007)
  12% 17,17€. Light gold. The nose is very mineral and has pure Rieslingfruit. There is an odd but pleasant toasted aroma also - certainly not oaky toast, but something I've never experienced with Riesling before. The palate is dry but fruity and not at all tart as many German Trockens seem to be. Strongly mineral. Nice stuff!

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BTW, I've never tasted Huber's wines before. I've only read that they should be a respected producer in Baden. How do others here like Huber? Are all their wines as delightfully mineral-forward as this one?

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the food was a bit top-heavy: I would have wanted some bass notes in there as well.

Didn't you have something else besides the fish?

the food was a bit top-heavy: I would have wanted some bass notes in there as well.

Didn't you have something else besides the fish?

Just some new potatoes. Not quite bassy enough.