This past Saturday night Mick and Amy were hosting and Mick had one new dish and a couple of favourites on tap for the evening.
The first course was grilled prosciutto wrapped curried shrimp and Mick paired this with a 2006 Reichsgraf van Kesselstatt Kabinett Riesling.
The nose was fairly powerful for a Riesling with aromas of buttered popcorn, petrol, peaches and floral notes. Tasting the wine, canned peaches in syrup and mango were the two main flavours. The wine was nicely balanced but was slightly cloying and the finish disappeared quickly. The wine was OK on its own but very good with the shrimp.
Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 86, Mark – 88, Kathy – 86, Amy – 88, Overall – 87
Here is the LCBO information on the wine –
Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Kabinett 2006
VINTAGES#: 940809
Price : $19.95
Release Date: August 16, 2014
750 mL bottle
Alcohol/Vol 9.0%
Made in: Mosel, Germany
By: Reichsgraf Von Kesslerstatt
Sugar Content:46 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: XD - Extra Dry
Style: Aromatic & Flavourful
Varietal:Riesling
Description - The Kaseler Nies'chen Kabinett has chipped stone and allspice aromas typical of the blue slate soil here. In the mouth, the wine is more like a Spätlese than a Kabinett with a fair degree of sweetness, but good firmness and stoniness and incipient white peach fruit. Drink now or let it age 5+ years. Score - 91. (Claude Kolm, The Fine Wine Review, Issue 120, 2008.
The grilled prosciutto wrapped curried shrimp were nice to have as it has been quite a while since we have had them.
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