Coming from the Gleisweiler Holle, Minges’ 2008 Scheurebe Kabinett is lusciously full of grapefruit and (surprisingly) blood orange, with variety-typical overtones of sage flower and mint. (It’s impossible to avoid that word “l(fā)uscious” with most of Minges’ 2008s!) This is light, delicate, and persistently juicy; a bit loose, but so much the better for an easy-going, versatile, only discreetly-sweet exemplar of Scheurebe. Enjoy it over the next 3-4 years. Many of this year’s Minges wines were allowed to ferment spontaneously. “It stopped fermenting where it wanted to,” remarked Theo Minges, about one of several wines that did not go dry as they probably would have with cultured yeasts, adding that he’s being influenced now by the success of his exercise in wine-making passivity known as the “Froschkonig” (for more about which consult my review of that wine in issue 185). Regina Minges was keen to point out that the relatively low alcohol and delicate refreshment achieved in particular at the lower end of the price scale reflects an early November harvest.Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300
粵公網(wǎng)安備 44030502006249號