Christoph Hammel

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Vigne Alte Bardolino Classico Chiaretto Corvina Blend Rosé 2017

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

Love this bottle, strawberry and citrus, so tasty!
— 7 years ago

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Somm David T

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Sounds wonderful. Enjoy.
Peter van den Besselaar

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I like the fact you like these type of wines too / there are a lot of tasters who raise the nose for these / they are so frivolous and a pure joy 👏
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Thanks @Peter van den Besselaar I honestly believe this might be my favorite rosé I've tasted this year. We taste lots of them annually, and I'm now restraining myself to only take on the top bottles for our (generally) summer sippers.

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese Trocken Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.3

So good. So damn good. So cheap. So damn cheap. Gorgeous nose of slate, lime zest, citrus pith and a foreboding sense of power. Palate is generous and elegant with so much fruit for a Spatlese Trocken yet with a firm mineral backbone and lipsmacking acidity. Terrific wine and value. Great complexity and mouthfeel and long tangy mineral finish. — 8 years ago

Tom, LM and 4 others liked this

Weingut Josef Walter

Centgrafenberg Trocken Spätburgunder J 2010

This is Great stuff and a great value. Burgundy from Franken?? Thanks @Lyle Fass for pointing me towards Christoph Walter in your blog. — 8 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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Christoph is a genius. And he makes it his way. Only releases wines ready to drink as well.

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese Halbtrocken Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.3

Where Stefan has his Kabinett feinherb parcels but is better. Super mineral and slatey, very mineral, extra kiss of sugar adds some opulence and so laser focused. Better than fritz Haag. — 9 years ago

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Rudolf May

Recis Spätburgunder 2008

Christoph thinks this one is toll. This wine has real class highly rated by Jancis Robinson in 2013 with 17.5 points. Asleep when opened smokey flavor which blows off. Then dark berries on the nose root bear on the nose 😏 which vanishes. Cherry in the glass this wine can run with the best burgundies! Tea leaves, slightly bitter, persistent and long. Good now but has some more time left. This will end up in my blind tasting Burgundy versus Germany. A stunner most will take this for a Gevrey. The nose might give it away. I saw the soil pure limestone. — 9 years ago

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Christoph Edelbauer

Reserve Neuberg Kamptal Grüner Veltliner 2013

Outstanding. Deep golden color. Slightly oaky. Different than any Gruner I have had in the States. — 10 years ago

Willi Schaefer

Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling 2000

2000! Thanks Christoph. Crazy good fruit. Apples, honey, acid...a few tartrates(I like to call them "wine diamonds"💎💎💎) they sparkle😀. Better with a pear tart or cheese and nuts, we had Thai. Could easily go some more time in bottle. — 10 years ago

Willi Schaefer

Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese Riesling 2012

Christoph & Andrea #Schaefer brought a modest 750ml bottle of their magnificent 2012 Graacher #Himmelreich #Spätlese--as good as anyone's fruity #Riesling and one of my favorites. #KellerParty — 11 years ago

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Christoph Edelbauer

Reserve Kamptal Grüner Veltliner 2012

Цветущие медоносные травы, айва, абрикосы. Насыщенный вкус, сладкая дыня, мед из акации. Фирменная перчинка в послевкусии. Здорово! — 7 years ago

Christoph Hoch

Hollenburger Kremstal Grüner Veltliner 2014

Ljus, mineralig som tusan. Dracks på Totale, gbg — 7 years ago

Imkermeister Christoph Jung Schloss

Met

This is the best mead I've ever had in my life. — 8 years ago

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Christoph Koenen

Trocken Riesling 2014

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷
9.3

Fantastic orange Riesling to celebrate the closing of our new Austin fourplex. So many keys! — 8 years ago

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Weingut am Kaiserbaum- Hammel-Hundinger

BASF Exklusiv Weißburgunder 2015

Spännande. Lätt men ändå vitpeppar. Björnbär. Mkt syra — 8 years ago

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Piesporter Treppchen Vom Blauen Schiefer Kabinett Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.0

Cassis, mineral, bright and enveloping. Slate is so vivid, it finishes dry, super complex and delicious, SW facing site, young vines. — 9 years ago

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Christoph Von Nell

Kaseler Nies'chen Spätlese trocken Riesling 2012

Light straw color, white flowers, more body, bitterness but nice. — 9 years ago

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese Riesling 2013

Makes you think with every sip. Sweet but not cloying; complex and minerally. Not getting a lot in the nose; touch of lemons. This stuff is excellent!! Thanks, Tom! Mom and Dad loved it too. Special wine. — 9 years ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Not a Trocken. Straight Spatlese. They need to revise the caption.
Angelo Casagrande

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Had a little bonus: after everyone went to bed I found there was a little left in the bottle!

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfelt Piesporter Treppchen Kabinett Fruchtig Riesling 2014

Lyle Fass
9.1

Beautiful nose. Floral, peaches. Terrific texture. — 10 years ago

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Wrong wine

Willi Schaefer

Graacher Domprobst Auslese Riesling Goldkapsel Auction 2013

Regardless of vintage Willi & Christoph #Schaefer work brilliantly with whatever Mother Nature gives them and in 2013 it was very small amounts but very high quality!
The
#Spätlese cleared €41 for 750ml & €132 for #magnum with the #Auslese coming in at €150 for 750ml & €78 for 375ml & €300 for 1.5L - always fair and square! #VDP #Auction
— 11 years ago

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Christoph Von Nell

Kaseler Kehrnagel Riesling 2012

preserved lemons, citrus, hint of petrol, acidic well balanced with a touch of sweetness — 11 years ago

Weingut am Kaiserbaum- Hammel-Hundinger

Schwarzerde Blanc de Noir Eiswein Spätburgunder 2007

Vintage 2007 - curiosity from #pfalz made of #spätburgunder, blanc de noir ánd #eiswein picked after frost. It always amazes me that eiswein has a very high acidity. This wine has it too, with beautiful balance, roundness and a sweetness that is not boring. — 7 years ago

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Hammell Wine Alliance

Amphitheater North No.1 Santa Maria Valley Red Blend 2014

A blend of what? Who cares, it's Hammel Wine Alliance. Peasanty, berry berry, tobacco and rock. Not "classic" or "great" - but I'd serve it to anyone, and drink it any night. Fun, and brings a smile to your face. 9.2 — 7 years ago

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Viviani

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2007

Preis: CHF 48.70
Hammel Herzogenbuchsee
— 8 years ago

Produttori del Barbaresco

Riserva Pora Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2009

In Dallas at the truck-yard. Drinking this in the treehouse.
A great vintage - Violets for sure 🌹. Christoph thinks cloves & geraniums and i tend to agree. Tons of tannins puckers your mouth easily will run for 10 more years.
— 8 years ago

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Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Juffer Auslese Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.1

Closed nose. Hint of minerals, concentrated and light and fine. So juicy. Excellent focus and minerality. So elegant. A light summer Auslese. — 9 years ago

Tom, Marshal and 4 others liked this

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfelt Dhronhofberger Alte Reben Spätlese Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.2

Huge perfume and deep slatey aromas. Beautiful nose. Complex and deep with super fruit of ripe apricots and pears. Terrific and complex. Balanced like the best 15's can be. Delicious. — 9 years ago

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Mark Haisma

Les Combes Cornas Syrah 2012

Well wine still awesome. I drink this now with Christoph Ebner an old friend at the Anza Borrego State Park. Some bottle shock as we drove it through the dessert but still awesome. Really great stuff expensive but worth it. Prefer the 12 over the 13. And by the way Jason who imports this wine is a great guy. — 9 years ago

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfelt Brauneberger Klostergarten Feinherb Riesling 2013

Nice pith. Candied fruit at first. On the kabinetty side. — 10 years ago

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Willi Schaefer

Graacher Domprobst Spätlese Riesling Auction 2013

Regardless of vintage Willi & Christoph #Schaefer work brilliantly with whatever Mother Nature gives them and in 2013 it was very small amounts but very high quality!
The
#Spätlese cleared €41 for 750ml & €132 for #magnum with the #Auslese coming in at €150 for 750ml & €78 for 375ml & €300 for 1.5L - always fair and square! #VDP #Auction
— 11 years ago

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Hans und Philipp Grassl

St. Laurent Reserve 2009

Part of a gift from my good friend Christoph Artner who sent me a sampling of the 6 best St. Laurent's in Austria according to him. One of my favorite red grapes in the world! — 11 years ago