The Most UNIQUE Wine Style in the World?
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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Wine Key Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Gabriel StandArt
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2021 Weingut Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett, Nahe, Germany – 17 US $
2020 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany – 155 US $
1976 Schloss Johannisberg Rotlack Riesling Kabinett, Rheingau, Germany – 120 US $
2021 Schloss Lieser-Thomas Haag Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany – 17 US $
2008 Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany – 75 US $
The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 – 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 – 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 – 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 – 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 – 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
Riesling is the most important grape variety in terms of quantity as well as quality in Germany. One of the reasons why Riesling is difficult to understand is also one of its biggest advantages: It can produce many different styles and one of them is Kabinett.
Kabinett is a German term with many meanings. It can refer to a small room, a group of politicians, and also to the lowest Prädikat Level for wine in Germany.
This, however, does not mean that Kabinetts are of low quality as the German wine law is mainly based on the sugar level of the grape juice – not really an indicator of quality at all.
The grapes for Kabinetts need to have at least 70 degrees Oechsle, 17 degrees Brix or roughly 160 grams per Liter of sugar. The grapes are usually juts harvested later than the grapes for “normal” Qualitätswein and before Spätlese grapes.
You could ferment most Kabinetts to dryness and those wines can also be delicious. But the real magic happens if you balance the fresh and vibrant Riesling acidity with residual sugar to create a juicy wine. that is low in alcohol and jam-packed with flavor.
7 to 8 percent of alcohol is not a rarity but the wines are no heavy sweet wines … they really form a category of their own between dry and sweet, more juicy and lively and they can be paired with various dishes, can be consumed as an Aperitif, as a breakfast wine and as well as a pick me up after a long tasting.