German Riesling Tastings @ Les Amis

11th May 2010

This is my first tastings in Les Amis with Timothy Goh, Maitre D/ Chef Sommelier and his team at the Les Amis Group of Restaurants.

*This is of my personal tasting and safekeeping of the experience i had and is not suppose to be of the use of business purposes or any other personal gains.

Just a brief History of the Winery "DONNHOFF"- Extracted from Tasting Notes

• One of the World's most sought- after wine producers
• Some of the best dry Rieslings in the World
• Served at the highly acclaimed 3- michelin stars elBulli restaurant in Spain
• Member of VDP (Assosciation of top- quality German wine estates

"These are some of the most justifiably fashionable and hardest- to- find Rieslings in the Wine World...." The World's Greatest Wine Estates by Robert Parker

Presenting to you the first 3 btls of Wine we had...

2008 Donnhoff Riesling Trocken

Look:

• Pale- Yellow
  

Smell:

• Explosive flavours of Fruits
  
• Fresh cutted apples
• lime, hint of lemon
• soft balance of minerality
  

Taste:

• lime
• acidity level is relatively balanced
• spritz (like a lemonade)
  

Recommended to go with Pre- Dinner Tapas:)


2008 Donnhoff Tonschiefer Trocken

Look:

• Pale- Yellow

Smell:

• Flavours are not yet open, feels relatively thick
  
• Damp Cloth ( Minerality)
• Grapefruit
  

Taste:

• Rounder
• Medium- full
• Complex (lots of actions going on in the mouth)
  
• Level of acidity is mid
  

I reckon it could hold for a little longer or probably one could try to decant it a little

Finish:

• Great hold, firm finish
• not too harsh, gives it a good memory for an end
  

2008 Donhoff Hemannshole GG

Look:

• Pale- Yellow
  

Smell:

• Lime
• Metal/ Steel
• Cut Grass
• Apricot
  

Taste:

• Apricot
• zesty
• mild- acidic
• a little herbal character
  

Finish:

• Light and gentle finish
• Not too harsh
• leaves you a little herbacious essence
  

Coming Next on the list, we have.......

REICHSGRAF VON KEESSELSTATT

• Established since 1349
• Award- winning German Riesling Producer
• Highly- rated by Wine professionals
• Served on SIA First Class
• Served at Gordon Ramsay and The Fat Duck - 3- Michelin Restaurants)
• Member of VDP

STAY TUNED....................