Nov 19/09 - Trade Tasting - Daniel Vollenweider

The Time and Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009  Noon to 3 PM
The Event: a tasting with Daniel Vollenweider of Traben-Trarbach
(Mosel), specializing in Riesling (Kabinett to TBA)
The Venue: Fine Wine Reserve.
The Target Audience: clients of John Hanna & Sons
The Availability/Catalogue:
The Quote/Background: all the wines came from a single vineyard, Wolfer
Goldrube, from ungrafted Riesling vines.
The Wines: A great range of wines, a dozen in all, at all sweetness
levels, from a single Mosel vineyard, and reflecting a purity of style
with consistent minerality tones. Very decent prices for the drier
wines.

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Spatlese 2002 Wolfer Goldrube  sold out
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Auslese 2005 Wolfer Goldrube  $53.95
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Auslese Long Gold Kapsule 2007 Wolfer
Goldrube  $111.25 for 375mL
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2006 Wolfer Goldrube 
$364 for 375mL

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling 2008 Wolfer Goldrube  $24.05
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Kabinett Dry 2008 Wolfer Goldrube  $27.60
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Spatlese 2004 Wolfer Goldrube  sold out
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Spatlese Gold Kapsule 2008 Wolfer
Goldrube  $49.95
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Beerenauslese 2007 Wolfer Goldrube 
$219.70

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Kabinett 2008 Wolfer Goldrube  $27.60
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Spatlese 2004 Wolfer Goldrube  $36.80
-Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Spatlese 2004 Wolfer Goldrube  $36.80

 

The Contact Person: info@winetrader.ca
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 88.

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