Incredibly Off-topic
Aha! Sez you. Here's what famed English wine critic,
Stuart Pigott, said when writing about some mature
wines he drank this past spring:
"A romantic dinner for two at the Hotel Krone in Assmannshausen, in the Rheingau,
has become a regular feature of our spring tasting tour. The extensive, reasonably
priced wine list at the Krone makes indulging our taste for old wines an easy matter.
This year, we started with the 1971 Rauenthaler Baiken Riesling Auslese, Langwerth
von Simmern, a late-harvest Rheingau wine from a great vintage. Its freshness was
extraordinary for 25 years of age, the vitality of youth perfectly intertwined with the
subtle, waxy, and toasty notes of maturity. It was perfect with lobster salad and
gratinated scallops, wine and food seeming to melt in the mouth."
Anyhoo, this absolutely my last post, I promise,
and I go to finish packing. Good luck, all.
--The Procrastinator |
