Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Riesling Kabinett
Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Riesling Kabinett
Vintage: 2006
Region: Pfalz (Germany)
Varietal: Riesling
Alcohol: 10%
Price: $13.49
After my last review of an Austrian Riesling, I was feeling a little ambitious and a little adventurous so when I spotted a German example for half of its retail in a clearance section, it was time to roll the dice. November 4, 2008 has the potential to be a historic night for the United States and the world, maybe I had found a historic German Riesling? In doing some research on the producer Bassermann-Jordan, the estate was established by Andreas Jordan between 1775-1848, and have been producing Riesling since its inception.
Color wise, this wine is showing a nice light straw like hue, and I could envision this wine aging gracefully with that color deepening over the years. On the nose, there is sugar poking through indicating that this wine maybe a bit sweeter than I had anticipated. Along with the sugar, there are hints of stone, honey and apricots which I am really enjoying. The first taste, those sugars really come strong and those notes of honey, apricot and some non ripe peach are on the finish. There is some good acidity here, which makes the taste crisp and tightens up those sugars that are so evident up front. I must say that it is a nice, elegant balance of sweet and sour that reminds me of those delicious Sour Kids candy I used to savor growing up. This is a very tasty wine, that I would drink on its own or match up with some poached or grilled fish. I will mention though that over the course of the evening, this wine changed significantly depending on the temperature it was served at. Right out of the cooler, the sugars this wine carried were far more evident than when when it was exposed to the atmosphere for an hour or so.
The verdict – I should have bought the rest of this wine at the clearance price. If you can get past the sweetness (vary the serving temperatures), this is a delectable, elegant wine that you can probably lay down in a cellar, or pair up with food or drink and enjoy now. Historic indeed.
90 points
- Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Riesling Kabinett
- by Adrian Bryksa
- Published on November 5th, 2008
More from Adrian Bryksa:
-
Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Shiraz
Jim Barry is one of Australia’s finest producers and has some of the most collectible and desirable bottlings year after year.
-
Black Cloud Altostratus
The situation was like a ‘Black Cloud’ hanging over their heads. Sensing an opportunity, the duo decided to buy back the remaining inventory and brand it themselves. With that, Black Cloud was born.
-
Kendall-Jackson Jackson Estates Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
Holidays can bring a time of depression, especially when faced with the ugly truth that work is awaiting along with any salivating creditors to which ones holiday good times were funded.
-
CSN Wine and Spirits: Bordeaux Bonanza
There are certain feelings of anticipation that come over a person when they are given the opportunity to try wines deemed perfect by world experts.
-
Heitz Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
I have heard people decanting Heitz Cellars wines for 6 hours, probably due to the fact that this wine spends 3 years aging between American and French oak.
-
Esser Cellars Chardonnay
Coming out of the bottle, it exhibited a pale honey straw-ish color and the nose is delivered a bit of baked apple and honey along with some toasted oak, which almost makes it seem like apple pie.
Other recent features:
-
Sónar 2010 – Barcelona, Spain
The festival attracts a lot of outsiders, but the Mediterranean, Spanish and more specifically Catalan nature of the people makes the festival what it is. Catalan people are passionate and this passion is infectious. The atmosphere is electric in Barcelona as a city and heightened by music and intoxicants at Sónar.
-
Summer Party Naval Styles at Seven RestoLounge
Oysters, like wine are affected by terroir and these Miyagi’s flavor profiles ranged with one showing a cleaner, almost tropical profile and the other being more salty, marine driven. As I was devouring the seemingly endless plates put in front of us, I sipped on a glass of fine sauvignon blanc.
-
R4NT Radio March 2010
R4NT Radio March 2010 um wow it’s been far too long since the last edition edition, featuring: Hector Hernandez, The Infesticons, Blockhead, Gramatik, Emika, Thunderheist, Parov Stelar, Eddy Meets Yannah, Anti-Pop Consortium, The Slew, Lighterthief, Andreya Triana, Parasyte Woman, Mathon, Venetian Snares, and Funki Porcini.
-
O Restaurant & Lounge revisited
Calgary has a diverse set of urban communities, most of which have the ubiquitous strip mall watering hole. In the South West community of Marda Loop, a reinvention of this paradigm has been established.
-
Predictions 2010.. and beyond!
So 2010 eh? Almost but not quite (no year zero they say) another decade? It seems like just yesterday that the world was waiting for Y2K. R4NT started publishing in March 2001, so we’re not quite 10 years old yet, but in internet years we are already a senior citizen.
-
Invictus
No matter what, the reality of Nelson Mandela is something that deserves screen time. Should this film even remotely intrigue the masses to take interest in this figure, the world would likely benefit greatly from it.
