Name one wine....

[wondersofwine]

Favorites from the past: for reds, Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandels (I didn't record the vintages but guessing from the years I lived in Monterey, California suspect they were early 80's). For whites: German rieslings from Wiltinger area (Saar tributary of the Mosel). Loved a Montrachet that I tasted at a wine education class but have never owned a full bottle.
More recently: red: 1999 Arlaud Morey-St.-Denis "Les Ruchots" 1er cru; white: 1999 Karlsmuhle Lorenzhofer Riesling Eiswein from the Ruwer tributary of the Mosel. Also some favorite "tastings" (didn't have a bottle): Alex Gambal's '99 Bonne Mares, a Raphet '99 Clos de Beze, '99 Robert Foley Claret, Leroy 1969 Montrachet, etc.
Why these are my favorites--the notes on the Karlsmuhle Lorenzhofer are on the German thread. The Bonne Mares and Clos de Beze are both grand cru Burgundies where the aroma/bouquet is a fabulous part of the overall experience of the wine. I remember the '99 Clos de Beze as being a wine that caused a reaction of "Wow!" from first sniff.
The '66 Montrachet tasted fresh and young although I was tasting it in 2002! With the Ridge Lytton Springs I can't recall specifics but just remember them as wonderful.
My romantic memories relate more to a simple Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling or the like.

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