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Kaseler Nies'chen riesling spätlese Bernkasteler ring-versteigerung 1998, Erben von Beulwitz

2011-10-25T16:07:25Z

Name	Kaseler Nies'chen riesling spätlese Bernkasteler ring-versteigerung
Vintage	1998
Producer	Erben von Beulwitz
Appelation	Mosel-Saar-Ruwer QmP, AP:3 519 004-8-99
Grapes	Riesling
Alc./vol.
Other info	None
Price	14,- €

Tasting notes

Lightly yellow colour. Pretty nose, very Ruwerish. Forest-floor, minerality, some honey and a light botrytis-note. Sweetish and powerful spätlese in the mouth. A bit rustic style, but interesting wine with good depth. More botrytis showing than on the nose. Beginning notes of forest-floor, apples, minerality, slate. Traditional style. Fine acidity. Good length. Starting to open up nicely. Drink now and next 10 years. Not great, but very good indeed.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Meisterwerke der Mosel-2011

2011-10-25T15:29:01Z

On September 22nd-2011 the second Meisterwerke der Mosel-tasting was held in Kurfürstliches palais in Trier. This was arranged for the first time last year as a part of the 100 year-anniversary for VdP. Due to the success of this tasting VdP desided to do the tasting again this year. 30 of VdPs Mosel-members where present with their 2010-lineup and also included was a bottle of an older vintage. Due to the sheer number of wines available it was necessary to pick wines to try. Here is what we tasted:

Weingut von Hövel

Oberemmeler Hütte riesling kabinett 2010
Flowery, mineral nose with hints of apple-peel. Fine fruit in the mouth on this one. Flowery, mineral. Good acidity. The finish is a bit hard and bitter. Good.

Scharzhofberger riesling kabinett 2010
More leafs, minerality and apples. Intense mouthfeel on this one. Appley fruit. Fine definition in the fruit. High acids and again the finish is a bit hard and bitter. Better than the Hütte. Good.

Oberemmeler Hütte riesling spätlese 2010
Sweet flowers and citrus on the nose. Slate, minerality. Fullbodied and quite creamy '10-spätlese with fine acidity. Mineral, flowery fruit. Quite nice style in the fruit. The finish shows some apple-peel and a light bitterness. Very good.

Scharzhofberger riesling spätlese 2010
Sour-sweet riesling on the nose. Lots of sweet notes, lots of acidic notes. Leafs, steel, minerality, sweet flowers. Slim style in the mouth. Light Scharzie-style with fine mineral depth, steel, apples. Fine acidity and good finish. The better of the spätlesen.

Oberemmeler Hütte riesling auslese 2010
Flowers, apple-peel and tobacco on the nose. Fine style. Hints of honey and botrytis. Quite sweet wine in the mouth. Again very pretty fruit. Fine balance, sour-sweet style. Some mineral depth. Fine acidity and length. Great wine and the best from von Hövel for me.

Scharzhofberger riesling auslese 2010
Mineral, steely nose. Hints of apples and leafs. Fullbodied and intense auslese in the mouth. Fine intensity and nerve in the fruit. Citrusy long taste. High acids. Again slightly bitterness on the finish. Pretty, but I think I prefer the Hütte among the auslesen.

Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof

Scharzhof riesling 2010
Great nose. Snow, steel, minerality, leafs and apples. Surprisingly cool style. Slim and concentrated style in the mouth. Fine fruit and great acidity. Good length. QbA does not get better than this.

Scharzhofberger riesling kabinett 2010
Quite equal to the QbA, but with more definition. Snow, steel, minerality on the nose. Again cool and slim style in the mouth with intense fruit. Snowy, mineral style. Lots of steely Scharzhofberger-notes. Great acidity and length. Kabinett doe snot get much better than this. Great.

Scharzhofberger riesling spätlese 2010
This has even more focus on the nose. Also more intense and slightly riper notes. But again mostly mineral, steely nose. Some flowers, snow. Airy 2010 in the mouth. Still sweet and a touch of fatness. Very refreshing and high acids. Great fruit, great mineral expression. Egon Müller really has managed to make a great selection in 2010. Young spätlese. Give this time. Great wine.

Scharzhofberger riesling auslese 1994
From another vintage with high acids. Steely, leafy nose. Some yellow fruits. Sweet and intense riesling in the mouth. This is still on the young side with a quite primary character. But is shows more honey-notes, leafy notes and shows more evolved. Also typical steely character of the vineyard. High and cleansing acidity. Long taste. Great wine.

Weingut von Othegraven

Kanzemer Altenberg 1er alte reben spätlese 2010
Quite elegant and slatey style on the nose. Fine depth. Some sweetness in the mouth with fine acidity. High and cleasing, but the fruit and depth is there. Fine wine.

Ockfener Bockstein 1er riesling auslese 2010
Transparent and mineral nose. Slim auslese in the mouth. Young style. Citrusy, mineral fruit. Lots of stuff here and seems quite cool in style for 2010. This might be interesting with time. Needs time to open up.

Kanzemer Altenberg riesling ausles 1975
Deep yellow colour. Petrol, minerality, stearin on the nose. Medium bodied and mature riesling auslese in the mouth. Lightly yellowish fruits with fine minerality. Also some stearin, showing that this starts to get very old. Medium to good acids and length. Good wine, more than great. Drink now.

Weingut Fritz Haag

Brauneberger riesling trocken 2010
Slatey, flowery nose. Sweetish. Dry and flowery in the mouth. Simple style. Lacks a little depth. Fine acidity and medium length. Nice enough, but easygoing. Seems the depth is not there.

Brauneberger Juffer riesling trocken 2010
More minerality on the nose here. Snow, slate. Dry wine in the mouth. Prettier minerality and depth. Finer fruit. Also more acids on the finish. Citrusy and dry finish. Very good.

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr riesling Grosses gewächs 2010
Straw colour. Sweeter, more flowery nose. Riper notes. Still fine minerality. Fuller dry riesling in the mouth. More flowery and ripe fruit upfront. Minerality in the background. But it is there. Young. Fine acids. Bigger, but not much better than the previous bottle. Very good wine.

Brauneberger Juffer riesling feinherb 2010
Simpler wine on the nose. Coarser and more earthy style. Minerality. Flowers. Sour-sweet riesling in the mouth. Quite dry. Fruit is a bit coarse for this producer. Lacking a little the normal grace. High acids. Cleansing, citrusy finish.

Brauneberger riesling kabinett 2010
Sweeter fruit on the nose. Slate, flowers. Citrus. Sweeter in the mouth, still sweet-sour style. Flowery and citrusy fruit. Loads of acid. Takes some of the fruit. Refreshing, but gets a little simplistic because of the acids.

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr riesling spätlese Erste lage 2010
A little riper on the nose. Flowery, slatey nose. Minerality. More power in the mouth. The fruit shows higher Oechsle-weight. Riper fruit. Flowery, slightly yellowish fruits. igh acids. Citrusy, cleansing finish. Could have had more depth. Very good

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr riesling auslese 2010
Ripe fruits on the nose, some honey and botrytis. Quite massive wine in the mouth with loads of acids, making it taste slimmer than it is. This is hard to taste. Ripe fruits, flowers. There is some botrytis there. Fine botrytis. Before the acids take over for a citrusy and cleansing finish. What will this become?? Very good??

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr riesling spätlese 1985
Straw colour. Great nose. Evolved. Mineral, slate, petrol. Slim and acidic spätlese in the mouth. Clean style with fine minerality. Medium concentration. Some petrol in the fruit. Fine acidity. Quite cleansing finish. Very good wine, more than great. Drinking very fine now.

Weingut Reinhold Haart

Piesporter riesling 2010
Sweetish on the nose. Hints of blackcurrant, slate. Dry and simple wine in the mouth. Lightly sweetish fruits. Blackcurrant, hints of slate. Not much depth. Fine acidity and length. Fair dry Mosel-riesling.

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen riesling Grosses gewächs 2010
More intense nose. Blackcurrant, leafs, slate, flowers. Riper and more sweetish mouthfeel. Shows more, but it is a lightly coarse style. FIne acids and length. Good.

Piesporter Kreuzwingert riesling 2010
This shows more leafs on the nose and less blackcurrant. Slate. More minerality. Acidic riesling in the mouth. Dryish. Simplistic in style. The acids take som of the fruit. Perhaps time will make it better.

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen riesling kabinett 2010
This shows more sulphure on the nose. Hints of blackcurrant, slate. Slim and acidic in the mouth. Citrusy fruit. It seems simpler in style than the previous wine. Very high acids, perhaps taking some of the depth. Could be better with time. Good.

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen riesling spätlese 2010
Again sulphury on the nose. Hints of blackcurrant-leafs. Slate, minerality. Typical for the vineyard. Fuller wine in the mouth with more fruit upfront. Again high acids and a refreshing style. But this has more depth and interest. Refreshing style. Citrusy finish. Very good wine.

Ohligsberger riesling spätlese 2010
More slatey and mineral nose. Clearer and not as ripe. Slimmer in the mouth, yet a fullbodied spätlese for this vintage. Slatey and mineral. Some white fruits. Fine fruit here. Good depth. High acids. Good length. This is very fine indeed. Very good.

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen riesling auslese 2010
Sweet-sour nose. Ripe fruits, slate minerality, some botrytis. Slim auslese in the mouth, yet a rich and ripe fruit. Fine botrytis-notes. High acids that makes the wine taste slimmer than it is. Lots of concentration. Fine wine, but where will it go? Very good.

Ohligsberger riesling spätlese 1991
Lightly smokey and mineral nose. Hints of blackcurrant and an earthy evolvement. Medium bodied riesling spätlese in the mouth. Acidic and a bit slim in style. Citrusy fruit. But not as ripe as the '10s. Also not as concentrated. Good, more than great

Weingut Schloss Lieser

Schloss Lieser riesling spätlese trocken 2010
Flowery, slatey and lightly earthy nose. Fullbodied and dry Riesling in the mouth. Slatey, mineral. Some sweet flowers. Quite simple style. Decent acidity. Some alcohol on the finish. Good, but a bit on the simple side.

Brauneberger Juffer Riesling kabinett 2010
Pretty nose. Balsamic, flowery hints. Some slate. Slim and structured kabinett in the mouth with high acids. Refreshing citrusy taste. Lots of citrus, sweet flowers, some slate. Depth? Mostly about acids and refreshing qualities right now. Good.

Lieserer Niederberg-Helden riesling spälese 2010
Balsamic, flowery nose. More minerality on the nose. Slate-notes. Again a sweet spätlese in the mouth with very high and refreshing acids. Citrusy taste. This gives little right now. Everything is probably in there. Will this mellow and show the fruit with time? Possibly very good.

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling auslese goldkapsel 2010
Sweet flowery nose with lots of citrusy elements. Hints of botrytis, very fine botrytis. Some honey. Fullbodied in the motuh. Slight thickness and some botrytis, but the acids cuts in and gives the wine a slim and refreshing taste. There is some fine fruit here, but the acids are very high and overpowering right now. This can be great with time.

Lieserer Niederberg-Helden Riesling auslese lange goldkapsel 2010
Fine nose. ”Slim” and acidic on the nose. Slatey and mineral. Lots of citrus. Some honey and sweeter flowers. Fullbodied, rich and sweet attack in the mouth. Loads of acids, making the wine taste slimmer than it is. Fine minerality. Botrytis again very fine. There is some more depth here. Slate, minerality. High acids. Long citrusy finish. Great wine. Promising future.

Lieserer Niederberg-Helden Riesling auslese goldkapsel 1993
Pretty nose. Evolved and complex. Flowery, mineral style. Smokey hints. Fullbodied Riesling auslese in the mouth. Intense and mineral wine. Evolved. Fineacidity and balance with the sweetness. Great wine that seems ready now, but can still age.

Weingut Joh.Jos Prüm

Joh.Jos Prüm Riesling kabinett 2010
Sulphure, slate on the nose. Light and slim in the mouth with fine acids. Refrehsing taste and quite mineral in style. Fine little kabinett. Good, more than great.

Graacher Himmelreich Riesling spätlese 2010
Flowers, more minerality on the nose. Riper nose and less sulphure noticeable. Fullbodied in the mouth. Lightly tropical and typical Himmelreich, slightly on the rustic side. High acids. Good wine.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling spätlese 2010
More minerality on the nose here. Slate, sulphure. Prettier wine in the mouth with a fine minerality and slatey feel. Typical Prüm. Quite fullbodied and very refreshing style. Good length. Very good. One of the better efforts from Prüm in 2010.

Graacher Himmelreich Riesling auslese 2010
Nose quite like the spätlese. Tropical touches, some minerality showing. Richer style in the mouth. More power and sweetness. Riper. Finer acids. Good wine, but again slightly on the rustic side.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling auslese 2010
This shows more minerality on the nose compared to the Himmelreich auslese. Hints of slate, white fruits, snow. Quite fullbodied ’10 auslese in the mouth. Mineral approach. Fine fruit here. Fine acids. Long citrusy taste. Good Sonnenuhr, more than great. Perhaps not as impressive as the spätlese.

Graacher Himmelreich Riesling auslese goldkapsel 2010
A little shy on the nose. Some tropical elements. Citrus and botrytis. Powerful and quite thick auslese in the mouth. Rich style. Ripe fruits. Tropical, fine botrytis. Very high acids. Long citrusy finish. Hard to imagine how this will age. Perhaps the acids is too much.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling auslese goldkapsel 2010
This also shows sweet tropical elements on the nose. Bptrytis and slate. Rich in the mouth. Thick with fine botrytis-notes. But this is not as big as the Himmelreich. Prettier fruit with more minerality upfront. A lot riper fruits than the auslese. Tropical and fruity Sonnenuhr. High acids. Refreshing finish. Very good, but again where will this move. Ripe fruits and high acids.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling spätlese 2003
And now for something completely different. Tropical ripe fruits, evolved with hints of petrol, minerality. Fullbodied and quite fat Riesling in the mouth. A lot lower acids than all the previous wines. Seems dull in comparison. But it is probably not fair to compare it. The fruit is quite nice, but seems mature now. Good, more than great.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling auslese goldkapsel 2003
Some sulphure on the nose. Rich and ripe fruits. Honey and minerality. Perhaps not so intense. Rich fruit in the mouth. Concentrated, big and bold style for Prüm. Fine fruit for this vintage. Slatey, honeyed notes. Minerality and ripe fruits. Low acids. Good wine for this vintage. Still on the young side.

Weingut Willi Schaefer

Graacher Domprobst Riesling kabinett 2010
Lightly fruity, tropical nose. Hints of slate. Slim kabinett in the mouth. Lots of fruit, quite ripe and tropical. High acids. Refreshing and cleansing. Citrusy finish. Good, but perhaps lacking a little of the fineness this wine can have in other vintages.

Graacher Himmelreich Riesling auslese 2010
More intense nose with riper fruits. Tropical notes, ripe citrus –notes. Fuller in the mouth with some fatness. Quite fullbodied ’10 auslese. Fine fruit. Quite ripe. Tropical, but with slatey notes and some minerality. The very high acidity kicks in at the end and gives it a long citrusy finish. A lot more impressive than the kabinett. Great wine.

Graacher Domprobst Riesling auslese 2003
Riper tropical notes. Rich, but less intensity on the nose. Fullbodied and fatter wine in the mouth. Some evolvement. Fine fruit, but on the ripe side. Tropical, honeyed. Fine botrytis. Medium acids. Very good ’03 auslese.

Weingut Dr.H.Thanisch – erben Thanisch

Berncasteler Doctor Riesling kabinett 2010
Flowers and blackcurrant on the nose. A touch tobacco. Acidic, but well balanced kabinett in the mouth. Slim and pure. Fine fruit in the balance, showing typicity and style. Minerality, blackcurrant, flowers. Good kabinett from this difficult vintage for kabinetts.

Berncasteler Doctor Riesling spätlese 2010
More sulphure on the nose here. Flowery fruit. Light hints of blackcurrant. A little riper notes. More power and more acid in the mouth. The fruit is young and does not show more than the kabinett. Needs time.

Berncasteler Doctor Riesling auslese 2010
Clearly riper fruit here. More yellowish and tropical. Still hints of apples, slate, minerality. Fuller in the mouth, some thickness from the botrytis. Fine botrytis-notes. Fine fruit, although riper in style. Young. Acidity kicks in and gives it a citrusy refreshing finish. Good, but it is the kabinett that is the most impressive wine here.

Weingüter Geheimrat J.Wegeler

Bernkasteler Doctor riesling spätlese 2010
Slate and apples on the nose. Fullbodied ’10 spätlese in the mouth with lower acids. Rounder styler here. The fruit seems simpler and lacking depth. Apples and slate-notes. Not as exciting. Fine acids, good length.

Bernkasteler Doctor riesling auslese 2010
More yellow fruits, honey, some slate. Tropical elements. Rich wine in the mouth with riper fruits and more acidity. Better depth in the fruit. Slate, minerality underneath the riper elements. Higher acids, better length. Young and not giving very much right now. We will see with time. Very good.

Bernkasteler Doctor riesling auslese goldkapsel 2004
Smokey, slatey nose. Much more open and ready for business. Undermature fruit, mineral leafy. Round and kind wine in the mouth with fine acidity. Not a big auslese and not the most interesting Doctor around, but nice stuff. Seems ready now.

Bernkasteler Doctor riesling auslese goldkapsel 1997
Smokey, bacon-notes, some honey. Lightly thick and big auslese in the mouth. A lot bigger than the ’04. It also has a very fine fruit with more depth. Complex and obvious Doctor-ntoes of smokiness and some bacon. Clear and precise style. Medium acids and length. This is singing now. Great Doctor from Wegeler.

The tasting shows 2010 is a difficult vintage. Not only in the making, but also a difficult vintage to predict its future. The wines shows ripe fruits and record-high acids. For many of the wines the acid is so high that to me it takes some of the depth of the fruit. Acid never fades with time, but it do taste softer. What will happen then? Many of the wines also have been de-acidified. It seems to remove some of the depth of the fruit. To me this will be a vintage where judgements will have to wait a couple of years, but mostly I am not that optimistic. There are exceptions. Egon Müller has put out a remarkably strong vintage from bottom to top. Also Schloss Lieser and Reinhold Haart has a good selection, especially among the top wines.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting notes: Sep-11

Valtellina Sforzato 1969, Cantina A.Pelizzatti

2011-10-23T12:44:34Z

Name	Valtellina Sforzato
Vintage	1969
Producer	Cantina A.Pelizzatti
Appelation	Valtellina DOC sforzato
Grapes	Chiavennasca ++?
Alc./vol.	14,5%
Other info	None
Price	12,-€

Tasting notes

A legendary producer of Valtellina-wines. This is the original Pelizzatti, when the firm still was family-owned. Fine bottle with high fill. Great cork. Brown-red colour. Looks old, but with a fine red core. The problem with the sforzato-style is that with age it often shows a lot of oxidation. So does this wine. Typical volatile nose with hints of raisins, some cherries, dried fruits, earth. Powerful Valtellina in the mouth. Lots of fruit and concentration. Lightly earthy style with again dried, oxidative fruit-character. Lots of raisins, ripe cherries. Some florality. Medium acids. Lightly drying finish with still some tannins. Fair enough quality, but volatile style of making.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Cesanese del Piglio superiore 2008, Casale della Ioria

2011-10-23T12:44:22Z

Name	Cesanese del Piglio superiore
Vintage	2008
Producer	Casale della Ioria
Appelation	Cesanese del Piglio DOCG superiore
Grapes	Cesanese di Affile
Alc./vol.	15%
Other info	Aged 6 months in large botti.
Price	199,- Nok.

Tasting notes

Dark violet-red colour. Young and deep looking wine. Fruity nose. Hints of cranberries, dark red berries, ink. Fine high-notes of anise, some kirsch and florality. The alcohol smells. Powerful in the mouth. Lots of fruit. A bit fleshy and loose structure. But fine Cesanese-fruit. Quite bright and transparent. Still fruity with hints of cranberries, ink, dark berries. Some depth. Clear style for this grape. Medium acidity. Some bitterness on the finish. Some tannins. The alcohol fairly well integrated. Good wine and one of the best Cesanese around.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Marsannay 2003, Meo-Camuzet Frere & S�urs

2011-10-19T19:30:48Z

Name	Marsannay
Vintage	2003
Producer	Meo-Camuzet frere & S�urs
Appelation	Marsannay AOC
Grapes	Pinot noir
Alc./vol.	13,5%
Other info	None
Price	192,10 Nok.

Tasting notes

Deep red colour, a touch of violet. Very fruity nose. Lots of dark fruit, some fine florality. Powerful and fruity Marsannay in the mouth. Lots of dark fruits. Quite clear. Some florality. The style seems a tad warm and aromatically it is a bit simplistic. Medium to low acids. The finish shows some better-ntoes and is not that pretty. Rather sturdy and hard. Give it another 2-3 years and hope this smooths out and opens more. Good, but nothing more.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Schloss Johannisberger riesling sp�tlese gr�nlack 2010, F�rst von Metternich

2011-10-19T19:30:34Z

Name	Schloss Johannisberger riesling sp�tlese gr�nlack
Vintage	2010
Producer	F�rst von Metternich
Appelation	Rheingau QmP, AP:26 026 009 11
Grapes	Riesling
Alc./vol.	8,5%
Other info	None
Price	205,- Nok.

Tasting notes

Straw colour. Refreshing nose. Appealing. Slate, white fruits, some tropical notes and mienrality. Quite intense and fruity. Powerful sp�tlese in the mouth for this vintage. This shows a lot of concentration and sweetness. More auslese in style. fatness upfront. Possibly some botrytis, but the fruit is very clear and precise. Lots of slatey notes, some tropical fruit-notes. Great acidic cut. Long citrusy finish. Great sp�tlese from Schloss Johannisberg. Very tempting now, will last for many years.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Cailles 2002, Domaine Alain Michelot

2011-10-19T19:30:13Z

Name	Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Cailles
Vintage	2002
Producer	Domaine Alain Michelot
Appelation	Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru AOC
Grapes	Pinot noir
Alc./vol.	13,5%
Other info	None
Price	295,- Nok.

Tasting notes

Deep red colour. Fine nose. Dark Nuits-saint-georges-notes. Earth, dark fruits, flowers, some oak. This seems rather cool in style. Fullbodied in the mouth. Lost of fruit and some oak still apparent. This is still young, but shows a light evolvement. Meaty and powerful Nuits-saint-georges. Fine florality. Concentrated wine, yet the fruit remains quite cool. Good acidity. Tannins in the back. Great wine that probably needs another 2-3 years in the cellar.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Amontillado Lacre Azul NV, Garvey

2011-10-19T19:29:57Z

Name	Amontillado Lacre Azul
Vintage	Non-vintage
Producer	Garvey
Appelation	Jerez amontillado
Grapes	Palomino
Alc./vol.
Other info	Bottle probably from around 1950.
Price	12,- €

Tasting notes

Unclear brown colour. Touch greenish hues. Great nose. Typical complex amontillado-nose. With its salty, nutty character. Lots of salt and hints of old dust. Intense, slim and refreshing amontillado in the mouth. The fruit is there with the same notes, but it seems to have perhaps faded a little without gaining anything in complexity. The wines seems only drier and slimmer in style. Fin refreshing and dry finish. Still a great wine, but I don’t think the aging here has done it much good.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Ghemme 1996, Gianpiero e Giorgio Ioppa

2011-10-19T19:29:40Z

Name	Ghemme
Vintage	1996
Producer	Gianpiero e Giorgio Ioppa
Appelation	Ghemme DOCG
Grapes	80% Nebbiolo, 20% Vespolina
Alc./vol.	12%
Other info	None
Price	259,90 Nok.

Tasting notes

Deep red colour. Primary nose. Hints of cherries, floral high-notes. Quite cool style with hints of humus. Some aged complexity, but this remains primary and fruity in character. Medium bodied Ghemme in the mouth. Tight and dry style. Decent concentration, but this is not the fullest Ghemme. Again the fruit shows lots of cherries, some aged character with hints of humus, some floral high-notes. Fine acidity. Tight and dry finish. Fine style. Very good, more than great. Drink now and next five years.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Grauburgunder Selection S 1989, Franz Keller

2011-10-19T19:29:28Z

Name	Grauburgunder Selection S
Vintage	1989
Producer	Franz Keller
Appelation	Deutscher tafelwein
Grapes	Grauburgunder
Alc./vol.	13%
Other info	Residual sugar: 0,8 g/L
Price	9,55 €

Tasting notes

From the last year that Franz Keller made the wines. Deep colour. Lightly golden. Great nose. Complex. Earthy hints. Mineral, ash, some yellow fruits, touch of oak, but the focus here is on the somewhat salty minerality. Powerful and very dry grauburgunder in the mouth. Mature now, but with lots of life. Again the minerality is upfront. It is backed by some yellow fruits and a touch of oak. Vulcanic hints. Fine acids. Light tannins on the long finish. Great wine on top now.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Giro 1966, Sella & Mosca

2011-10-19T19:29:05Z

Name	Giro
Vintage	1966
Producer	Sella & Mosca
Appelation	Vino di Sardegna
Grapes	Giro
Alc./vol.	14%
Other info	None
Price	3,54 €

Tasting notes

Fine bottle with great fill-level. Loads of sediment and almost no colour left in this red wine. Brown colour. Touch of red at the core, yellow rim. Great nose. Very complex. Oxidative, almost tawny-like style. Hints of nuts, dust, marzipan, citrus. Fullbodied in the mouth with a light sweetness. More glycerin. Lots of nutty notes with hints of figs. Dust and marzipan. Fine acidity. Little tannins. Long long taste. Great wine. Drink now.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Sep-11

Barbaresco 1957, Cav.Felice Abbona

2011-10-19T19:28:52Z

Name	Barbaresco
Vintage	1957
Producer	Cav.Felice Abbona
Appelation	None
Grapes	Nebbiolo
Alc./vol.	13%
Other info	None
Price	3,54 €

Tasting notes

Cavalier Felice Abbona was a famous producer in Barolo in the 19th century and to be honest I though the label had disappeared. Cav. Felice Abbona was the heritage that Emilio Pietro Abbona “il commendator Barolo” brought with him before he founded Marchesi di Barolo. It seems like he kept the brand alive. Abbona died in 1966. This wine had a brown-red colour. Smokey nose. Some tartufi, some perfume and lightly vegetal. It smells like a cooler and quite green vintage and I guess it was. Some complexity there. No oxidative notes. Medium bodied Barbaresco in the mouth. Still full of life. Actually quite concentrated and almost some fat. Again earthy, smokey, tartufi-notes. Some fine florality. Also a salty minerality. Medium acids. The finish is tannic and again shows green vegetal notes. This was a surprisingly nice bottle from a difficult vintage. Great wine.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Lessona 1968, Azienda agricola Sella

2011-10-19T19:28:34Z

Name	Lessona
Vintage	1968
Producer	Azienda agricola Sella
Appelation	None
Grapes	Nebbiolo ++?
Alc./vol.	12,5%
Other info	None
Price	13,-€

Tasting notes

Great looking bottle. Great fill-level and an exceptionally long and healthy cork for Piedmont in these years. The colour was brick-red with a wide red core. Cool and perhaps a tad green nose. Hints of stone, some tartufi, earth. Tight and structured Lessona in the mouth. Cool fruit on the green side. Slightly vegetal, hints of tartufi, crushed rocks. Some fresh red berries. Not too deep, but this has kept well and is better than any ’68 I have tasted from Langhe. Fine acidity. Tannic end. Long dry finish. Nice drinking wine. On top now.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Oberh�user Br�cke riesling eiswein 2002, D�nnhoff

2011-10-19T19:28:21Z

Name	Oberh�user Br�cke riesling eiswein
Vintage	2002
Producer	D�nnhoff
Appelation	Nahe QmP, AP: 7 753 010 19 03
Grapes	Riesling
Alc./vol.	7,5%
Other info	None
Price	663,70 Nok./37,5 cl.

Tasting notes

Lightly golden colour. Great nose. Fruity and typical refreshing eiswein-nose. Lots of peach and citrus-notes. Hints of wool, minerality, light anise that I find typical of the Br�cke. Thick, sweet and concentrated eiswein in the mouth. Some botrytis-notes. Lots of peach and citrus-notes. Some minerality showing. Excellent acidity. Refreshing and high giving an appley, citrusy finish. Long taste. Still a young eiswein, but drinks greatly now. Tremendous quality.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Grauburgunder 1988, Franz Keller

2011-10-19T19:28:06Z

Name	Grauburgunder
Vintage	1988
Producer	Franz Keller
Appelation	Deutscher tafelwein
Grapes	Grauburgunder
Alc./vol.	12%
Other info	Residual sugar: 0 g/L.
Price	3,83 €

Tasting notes

From a half-bottle. Yellow colour. Not that deep for grauburgunder. Fine nose. Lots of volcanic hints. Ash, salt, anise. Light yellow fruits. Dried flowers. Some complexity here. Dry grauburgunder in the mouth. Fullbodied, but slim in style. Mature fruit. Typical Kaiserstuhl-aromatics with hints of ash, salt and anise. Quite cool grauburgunder. Some yellow fruits, but acidic and almost anemic finish. Light dry-extract on the finish. Very good wine that has kept well. On top now. Good food-wine.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Bramaterra 1974, Tenuta agricola Sella

2011-10-19T19:27:52Z

Name	Bramaterra
Vintage	1974
Producer	Tenuta agricola Sella
Appelation	None
Grapes	Nebbiolo ++?
Alc./vol.	12%
Other info	Frazione Orbello, Villa del Bosco
Price	13,-€

Tasting notes

Deep brick-red colour. Wide red core. Looks surprisingly young and deep. Pretty nose. A bit shy. Hints of anise, roses, some tar, dark berries and a touch minerality. Fullbodied and quite meaty Vercelli-wine in the mouth. Lots of life. A core of dark red fruits. Some tar, anise and smokey notes. Medium acids. Powerful and tannic end. Dry long finish. This is surprisingly young and primary still. Drinking well now with some hours of air. Great wine. Will last.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Faticato 2005, Alessandro Anzivino

2011-10-19T19:27:36Z

Name	Faticato
Vintage	2005
Producer	Alessandro Anzivino
Appelation	Coste della Sesia DOC
Grapes	100% Spanna (nebbiolo)
Alc./vol.	14,5%
Other info	From more than 50 years old vines in the Valferana-vineyard in Gattinara.
Price	199,- Dkr.

Tasting notes

Deep brick-red colour. Pretty nose. Clean and grape-typical. A touch ripe, but not much. Hints of tar, anise, cherries. Slightest touch of VA. Fine high-notes. Lots of fruit in the mouth. Concentrated and fullbodied style. Yet a little softer than one expects. In the mouth it reveals a highly clear and grape-typical wine. Lots of tar, anise and tobacco-notes. Light florality. Not too deep. Rather concentrated and simple style. Medium acidity. Some tannins on the dry finish. Not the most complex spanna, but a nice and very grape-typical wine. Very good for the price. Drink now and the next 5-10 years.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Feb-11

Deep red colour. The nose shows lots of fruit. Lightly warm and dried style. Red berries, smoke, asphalt. Some florality. Powerful nebbiolo di spanna in the mouth. Lots of fruit. Slightly dried style, but typical nebbiolo-notes of smoke, asphalt, red fruits. Some depth, but this is a more easy-going and powerful style. Quite appealing. Medium acids, a little low for grape and area. Tannic end. This drinks well now with a little air. Or age it 2-3 more years. Very good.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Barolo riserva 1958, Prunotto

2011-10-19T19:27:15Z

Name	Barolo riserva
Vintage	1958
Producer	Prunotto
Appelation	DOC
Grapes	Nebbiolo
Alc./vol.	13,5%
Other info	None
Price	28,-€

Tasting notes

Light onion-skin colour with a light red core. Great nose. Very fragrant. Loads of high-notes. Perfume, florality, tartufi. Some VA, some nuts. Bright notes. Citrusy fruits. Complex and appealing. Light, yet concentrated Barolo in the mouth. Very pure and transparent style. Mature fruit, tertiary aromatics. Some VA. Fine notes of nuts, florality, old dust. Very complex. Good acidity. More acid-driven than tannic. Some tannins in the back, but not much for this grape. Long taste. Tremendous quality. On top now. This bottle had a little low fill. Perhaps there are even better bottles out there.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Weissburgunder Selection 1985, Franz Keller

2011-10-19T19:26:59Z

Name	Weissburgunder selection
Vintage	1985
Producer	Franz Keller/Schwarzer adler
Appelation	Deutscher tafelwein
Grapes	Weissburgunder
Alc./vol.
Other info	None
Price	1,- €

Tasting notes

Yellow, lightly golden, colour. Mature nose. At first some oxidative caramel-notes that are off-putting. But with air it clears up a bit. It reveals fine floral and mineral depth. Hints of earth. Acidic and dry weissburgunder in the mouth. The fruit is mature. Some of the unfresh oxidative elements remains, but it also shows very nice minerality. Great depth and hints of dried flowers. Typical very dry style for this producer with good acidity and length. Good wine, but needs drinking now.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11

Enfer d'Arvier 1978, Albino Thomain

2011-10-19T19:26:41Z

Name	Enfer d'Arvier
Vintage	1978
Producer	Albino Thomain
Appelation	Enfer d'Arvier DOC
Grapes	Petit rouge ++?
Alc./vol.	12%
Other info	None
Price	13,-€

Tasting notes

Light and transparent red colour. Pretty nose. A core of fresh red fruits. Autumn leafs, floral high-notes. Some tartufi. Typical aged petit rouge. Light and concentrated wine in the mouth. Pretty and very clear fruit-notes of fresh red fruits. Aged complexity with hints of autumn leafs, some vegetal notes and fine florality. This has kept very well. High acidity. Round tannins in the back with a lot less bitterness than the ’90. Great wine on top now.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-11