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ChangeMe

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08/09/2005 12:25 AM
Eleven days ago, we arrived at the Wiemer tasting room and were met by Fred Merwarth, Hermann's assistant in winemaking and the vineyard work. Hermann came in shortly and we introduced ourselves. He is an industrious man, passionate about his wine and justifiably proud of his accomplishments. We then tasted a number of his wines with him. Most of my notes are very brief due to time constraints. 2004 Dry Rielsing, 11.5% alcohol, $16- Wow! The wine had a beautiful nose of apricots and apples. On the palate, it possessed a crisp fruity minerality. It was delicious. It was the best dry white wine I've ever had from anyplace in North America, excluding Oregon and California. It also rivals the very best German dry Rielsings I've ever had, though admittedly the overwhelming majority of my experience with German wines is with those with moderate or greater sweetness. If I hadn't been heading to Canada with a lot of wine for dinners and the offline, I'd have bought at least a half case. Being in NY, I asked to be placed on the mailing list and will buy some this Fall. A great QPR. 91 2002 Chardonnay Reserve, 12.5% alcohol, $25- This wine had a somewhat muted nose of pears, apples, and oak, with oak predominating on the palate. This was one of the better Chardonnays we tasted on this trip. 85 2002 Dry Gewurtztraminer, 11.5% alcohol, $21- This wine had a magnificent perfumed nose of a flower garden. It was a little bitter on the finish with a hint of the flavor of honey without the sweetness. 83 2002 Blanc de Blanc Sparkiling Wine, 11% alcohol, $35, 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir- It had a light nose and was unremarkable, though far from a bad wine. 82 2003 Riesling Dry Reserve, 11.5% alcohol, $23- This had a nice nose of pineapple and was elegant and well-balanced with apple and tropical fruit flavors. 88 2003 Rielsing Semi Dry, 11.5% alcohol, $16- The wine had a nose of apples and pears with apple flavors with a hint of sweetness. Nice. 86 2003 Late Harvest Riesling, 9.5% alcohol, $20- The wine had a muted nose of baked apples and pears. It was moderately sweet with the necessary balancing acidity. Spatlese-like. 88 2003 Riesling Icewine, 9.5% alcohol, $39- Stunningly beautiful nose of raisins and honey. It was sweet and crisp and excellent. 93 2002 Pinot Noir, 12.5%, $19- We tasted this as an afterthought, otherwise we would have had it before the sweet wines, but we drank some water first to help cleanse our palates. This wine had a beautiful nose of cherries and flowers with a hint of vanilla, but the nose promised more than the wine delivered. It was a little rough on the palate, a good wine, but not close to the best from this varietal coming out of the West Coast. 83 Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard is joined by Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars and Chateau Frank as the best wineries in NY State in my opinion. Actually, other than those wineries in the three West Coast States, they are the best wineries I've visited in North America.

Budman

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08/09/2005 12:29 AM
Thanks for the notes, bro!

Winetex

Austin, Texas

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08/09/2005 9:09 PM
Board_O - You're going to buy wine from New York?? Improvements must have been made.

ChangeMe

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08/10/2005 1:45 AM
Quote: Board_O - You're going to buy wine from New York?? Just a few. Probably only from Frank and Wiemer. May try one from Lamoreaux Landing.

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Arlington, TX

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08/10/2005 1:56 AM
Well if you're buying a few then I'm buying a case.

Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.

ChangeMe

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08/10/2005 2:30 AM
Doesn't Texas execute people shipping wine into the state from NY?

wineismylife User is Offline

Arlington, TX

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08/10/2005 1:22 PM
Quote: Doesn't Texas execute people shipping wine into the state from NY? Only if they commit a felony in the process or they are wearing a NY Yankees cap at the time.

Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.

ChangeMe

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08/10/2005 1:33 PM
I don't wear caps too often. I let my hair protect me from the sun.

Winetex

Austin, Texas

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08/10/2005 2:54 PM
LOL. The Yankee cap would do it.

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