Marcel Deiss Riesling St Hippolyte

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：1400

The 1998 Riesling St. Hippolyte reveals spring onion, chalk, and clay aromas. Tart and tangy lemons can be found in this lively, vivacious, light to medium-bodied wine. Anticipated maturity: now-2006. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; (202) 832-9083.

Aromatically, the 1997 Riesling St. Hippolyte (a granite-dominated terroir) offers grapefruits and stones. This lime, lemon, crisp apple, and chalk-flavored wine is light-to-medium-bodied, lively, and highly-focused. It is concentrated and backward, requiring a year or two of cellaring. Drink it between 2000 and 2005. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel (202) 832-9083.

Riesling is king at Domaine Marcel Deiss. I tasted seven totally distinct Rieslings with Deiss. The 1994 Riesling St.-Hippolyte is austere, with light intensity, green apple scents, an underlying mineral/tangerine-like fruitiness, medium body, high acidity, and an intriguing leesy component. The wine needs another 8-12 months to open, but it is impressively pure and well-built. Readers should realize that the 1994s are exceptionally young, relatively unevolved wines that are just beginning to hint at their potential.Robert Kacher: 2015 Vine Street NE, Washington, DC 20018; tel. (202) 832-9083, fax (202) 529-2579