Toni Jost Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Trocken Rheingau

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：1910

Mint-tinged classic apple and hazelnut aromatics in the nose of Jost’s 2010 Weissburgunder trocken follow on a brightly juicy yet subtly creamy palate with hints of wood (from large cask) and lactose (from partial malo) nicely integrated and in no way detracting from the mouthwatering finish. Enjoy this inevitably versatile Pinot Blanc over the next couple of years. Jost’s musts - largely from late October picking - were all double-salt de-acidified, and certain lots, including the Grosse Gewachse from both Mittelrhein and Rheingau, also underwent malo-lactic transformation in the course of unusually long fermentations. “We should culture and sell whatever powerful bacteria managed this,” notes Cecilia Jost jocularly, considering the low-pH medium in which they worked even after double-salt treatment. High acids also prompted some experiments in extended lees exposure and skin contact, though I fancy the latter might in some instances have accentuated a tendency toward bitterness. (Cecelia Jost had acquired some experience with all of these approaches from her time in New Zealand.) Residual sugar was left higher, and alcohol lower than usual in the majority of these 2010s.Bill Mayer Age of Riesling Selections, imported by Valley View Wine Sales, Glen Ellen, CA; tel. (510) 549 2444; also imported by Dee Vine Wines, San Francisco, CA; tel. (877) 389-9463