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Sunday, September 4, 2016

2015 Julian Haart Riesling 1000L

Our son, Brett and his wife, Laura are visiting us this Labor Day weekend and they brought with them a few wines from Federal Wine and Spirits in Boston, MA.
A few weeks ago Brett brought us a Gamay that he purchased from Federal Wine and Spirits at a wine tasting that he attended and we liked it. He is introducing us to some wines that we would not have known about, and that's a good thing.
This weekend, he brought 3 wines, this is the first wine that I'll be writing about. It is a 2015 Julian Haart Riesling that we drank with Asian style lettuce cups and Japchae. We thought that it was a very well made Riesling evincing the typicity of a dry style which really suits our palate.
Later, our son brought out the tasting notes that he got when he went to Federal Wine and Spirits. We wondered what 1000L meant, the explanation is that the wine is named after the traditional 1000 liter barrel used in the Mosel. According to the tasting notes, Julian Haart's estate is slightly larger than 4 hectacres. Julian's joy in winemaking is doing everything by himself, or with his wife Nadine and a few friends. We heartily subscribe to his joy in winemaking philosophy. But will add one more---the joy in winemaking is preceded by hard work and care in the vineyard.
This wine is an exceptional value at below $20.00 and will go under my Wines Under $20 Tab.

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