Last night we had some more wine lovers over for dinner (Tandoori Chicken Kabobs, broiled in the oven thanks to some very unfortunate thunderstorm timing) and drank a lot of wine. Since I knew they would appreciate it, I opened up one of my prize bottles - a 2001 Dr. F. Weins-Prum Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese from the Mosel. 2001 was a great year in the Mosel with many fine, fine wines made that year. This Auslese was excellent, and not overly sweet (which I ofter worry about with Auslese). It tasted of pears and vanilla and was a great, light way to start the evening (and went pretty well with Croghan Bologna, a North Country treat!).
Afterwards, as we got ready for dinner, we opened up a 2006 Fetish Wines - Playmates from Australia (you may remember the label I posted after buying this bottle back in January). This was a great case study for giving red wine time to open up. When I first tasted it I thought it might even have been spoiled, but after 10 minutes it turned into a deep dark wine typical of its type (GSM). Then we finished off the evening with a 2008 Mollydooker - The Boxer (Shiraz) also from Australia. This was a wonderful bottle tasting of chocolate and dark berries brought by our guests, the Sauers. In the past, they have shared another wine from this maker, Two Left Feet, which is similarly yummy. Thanks, Steve!
