At the Birchrunville Cafe, Wines from my cellar
Riesling, F.X. Pichler "Loibner Berg" 2001
Big nose right off the bat. Golden plum, quince, elderflower and orange blossom honey. Prettier and more refined than most Pichler's, almost feminine. The nose is surprisingly clean and focused with no herbal notes and no nut skin that I associate with Pichler's "youngish" wine.
Slightly unctuous with focused acidity and not as creamy as I expect. Elderflower reappears on the palate with quince and honey, lemon oil gives the palate an expansive feel, but the acids are persistent and keep things tightly nit. The tannins are gone, and this tastes and feels like white wine.
With a little air some matchstick-y sulfur peaks out. I'm admittedly sensitive to sulfur and I don't think its a big fault in this wine. I expect in 2-3 years it will totally dissipate and the '01 Loibner Berg will enter it's peak drinking window. If you've got'em and can't wait til then, you won't be disappointed.
Pinot Noir, Kistler, "Russian River" 2005
Gross.
Blueberry, blackberry, plum fruitbomb with a bitter nut oil finish. I hate it. Others liked it.
The others are wrong.
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