tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post1200651076081389557..comments2023-10-09T11:45:33.422-04:00Comments on McDuff's Food & Wine Trail: A Young Riesling and an Old CabernetDavid McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-7649899980910586132008-07-23T17:22:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:22:00.000-04:00I'm behind the curve when it comes to Renaissance'...I'm behind the curve when it comes to Renaissance's wines, WP. Thanks for the reminder.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-23241126919321160302008-07-19T11:53:00.000-04:002008-07-19T11:53:00.000-04:00It's hard to find an American white wine that cloc...It's hard to find an American white wine that clocks in at 12.5%, let alone a California Cab, although the Renaissance winery still makes cabs in the high Sierra Foothills that just barely touch 13% -- without reverse osmosis!Wicker Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976225032244371755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-23128344734597706312008-07-18T23:32:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:32:00.000-04:00Thanks for your thoughts on '05 vs. '04, Nancy. I...Thanks for your thoughts on '05 vs. '04, Nancy. I'd like to drink old CA Cab a bit more often, so this bottle was a little treat.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the return update, Joe. Indeed, kindred minds think alike.<BR/><BR/>I've also had some older Schmitt-Wagners. I remember at least one Spatlese from '73, drunk a couple of years back, that was extremely soft and limpid, yet still quite pretty. I had considered including some thoughts about age worthiness but cut myself short for the sake of brevity, a trait that obviously doesn't come naturally. Actually, it does when I'm talking, just not when I'm writing ;-)David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-40089938860671501322008-07-18T23:26:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:26:00.000-04:00Ah, you take me too literally, Tom. School night,...Ah, you take me too literally, Tom. School night, work night, weeknight... I meant it euphemistically, as in needing to go to work relatively early the next morning. My days in academia are long past.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-3580444882935740832008-07-18T23:21:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:21:00.000-04:00School Night? for whom?School Night? for whom?TWGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592548268341500443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-86485415252502512032008-07-18T17:17:00.000-04:002008-07-18T17:17:00.000-04:00I love the UPDATE. It reminds me of Unsolved Myst...I love the UPDATE. It reminds me of Unsolved Mysteries, when, what was the host's name...anyway when he would say, 'Update,' and they would give more info on a past case that was recently solved. Freaky show.<BR/><BR/>And as it relates to the posts today - that is indeed a most unusual coincidence. I guess good wine bloggers sometimes think alike. I'm adding an update to my post as well.<BR/><BR/>Schmitt Wagner's wines, even the kabinetts, age pretty well I think. Yes the acidity tends to be more round and the overall palate impression a bit subtle (one might say simple) and creamy, but they really develop in interesting ways. '92 Spat from the same vineyard is a tasty drink. And a co-worker has had these wines back to the 60's, even Kabinett, that inexplicably retain lots of youthful traits. Oh, and very old (80+yrs), ungrafted vines as well.Joe Manekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068036914891682416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017457764988110566.post-90295005530413426562008-07-18T12:17:00.000-04:002008-07-18T12:17:00.000-04:00Interesting notes! Yes, I also do find the 2005s n...Interesting notes! Yes, I also do find the 2005s not too high in acidity, often preferring the 2004s these days for German Riesling!<BR/><BR/>Wow, that's an old bottle of California Cab!Nancy Deprezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898821881106722982noreply@blogger.com