February 2014 - German wines by David Cooper

David Cooper came along to present German Wines – It was his first paying event as a wine educator and it seems all his training has paid off.

He presented some very unusual German wines, that you are not going to see in the shops – although they are available online at www.thewinebarn.co.uk

Unusually for a German tasting we had 4 whites and 4 reds.
In order:

Iphofer Kronsberg Silvaner Alte Reben Spatlese Trocken, 2011 – £19.99

Producer/Region – Wirsching, Franken 

Grauburgunder Sonett dry, 2012 - £14.50

Producer/Region – Dr Heger,Baden 

Chardonnay Spatlese Dry, 2011 - £13.90

Producer/Region – Gottelmann, Nahe  

Erbach Schlossberg Riesling Grand Cru (Grosses Gewachs), 2009 - £30

Producer/Region – Schloss Reinhartshausen, Rheingau 

Fellbacher Lammer Trollinger,2012 - £13.10

Producer/Region – Aldinger, Wurttemberg 

Estate Lemberger, 2012 - £11.99

Producer/Region – Aldinger, Wurttemberg

Estate Spatburgunder (Pinot noir), 2012 - £16.60

Producer/Region – Meyer-nakel, Ahr

Limburger IX Rotwein Cuvee, 2009 - £24.25

Producer/Region – Bercher, Baden

So first, the clunker – the Fellbacher Trollinger was fairly universally disliked. It’s a very light coloured red wine, with a rather unusual taste, so null points for that one.

The 2 best VFM wines were definitely the other 2 cheaper ones – The Chardonnay, I felt matched up to a good white burgundy, creamy with very good body. The Estate Limburger, a very deep red, Inky, with deep tobacco and cherry flavours also hit the spot.

The rest, all good, but at those prices, one might expect so….