Henriques & Henriques Sercial 2001 Domaine Pierre Gaillard offering red and black fruit

offering red and black fruit notes with fine structure and elegance

Trimbach Riesling Cuvee Frederick Emile Half Bottle 2003 - A structured and complex Alsace Riesling with citrus and mineral elegance

but also corpulent

Score 19/20

pure finish

Henriques & Henriques Sercial 2001 Domaine Pierre Gaillard offering red and black fruitBurnished golden colour. Dry, nutty, lemon spiked nose. On the palate this is not quite bone dry, but that racy, dry, underripe pear and apple quality of acidity shoots through the wine. Not quite the aromatic fireworks of the 10 Years Old, but a cool, composed, very sophisticated wine with a walnutty dryness and cool though hugely decisive acidity. Very classy drinking.