WineBoard
2008 Gobelsburger Riesling Kabinett, Kamptal, Austria - Printable Version

+- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard)
+-- Forum: TASTING NOTES & WINE SPECIFIC FORUMS (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-200.html)
+--- Forum: Germany/Alsace/Wines/Varieties (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-23.html)
+--- Thread: 2008 Gobelsburger Riesling Kabinett, Kamptal, Austria (/thread-11176.html)



- wondersofwine - 10-29-2010

My first night in California I dined at the Slanted Door restaurant in the Ferry Building, Embarcadero, looking over San Francisco Bay. I had a spring roll sashimi dish, cellophane noodles with Dungeness crab, and baby spinach with caramelized shallots (although I couldn't find the shallots--must have been very thinly shaved if present.) The wine list matches Asian cuisine and I ordered this Austrian Riesling. It was delicate, fresh, and exhibited a floral/lemon scent; leggy on the glass. The peanut sauce which went with the spring rolls gave a peppery burn to the wine which was not present when sipping the wine on its own. The party at the table next to mine included Marcel Reece, #45, fullback for the Oakland Raiders who was kind enough to sign his autograph for my youngest nephew, a Raiders' fan. (I heard that Marcel scored a touchdown in the Raiders' game the next weekend against Denver.)