Annette Schiller led a tasting of Bordeaux wines in Frankfurt at our favorite appelwine tavern in Frankfurt, Mainlust Desche Otto. She presented 12 wines, allmost all of them from classified producers, including a number of second wines, taking into account the fee of Euro 39 per person. There were several older vintages.
This was a "first" in several ways. It was the first Bordeaux tasting Annette led in Germany. It was the first wine event at Mainlust Desche Otto, were hard cider rules.
We were a group of 16, including Frankfurt Wine Personaility and Bordeaux Guru Harry H. Hochheimer and host Louie Hölzinger as well as Annette and Christian Schiller.
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Einladung: Bordeaux Probe mit Annette Schiller in der Mainlust Desche Otto in Frankfurt/ Schwanheim
The Tasting
Since 2012 Annette has been organizing wine tours to Bordeaux (as well as to Burgundy and Germany). In fact, we returned from the 2017 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours only a week before the event at Mainlust Desche Otto. For all the wines we poured, we had visited the producers and Annette was able to provide pictures of the vineyards, winemaking facilities and the winemakers/ owners. With many of the producers (owners and/ or winemakers), we have developed a friendly relationship over time. Against this background, Annette's presentation focussed not only on the wines we had in the glass but also on the wineries were they come from and the winemakers that make them. In addition to information on the 12 wines that Annette poured she also provided a general introduction to Bordeaux, including history, classifications, grape varieties and the so-called Place de Bordeaux.
The Wines
Left Bank
2010 Les Charmes de Kirwan, Château Kirwan, Margaux EUR29,50
See: Tour, Tasting and Lunch at Château Kirwan, Appellation Margaux, 3ième Grand Cru Classé, with Owner Natalie Schyler - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
2000 Amiral de Beychevelle, Château Beychevelle, Saint-Julien EUR45,00
2012 Echo de Lynch-Bages, Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac EUR35,00
See: Tour and Tasting at Château Lynch-Bages in Bages, Bordeaux, France
2009 Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet, Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint- Éstephe EUR26,00
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Tour and Tasting at Château Lafon-Rochet with Owner Michel Tesseron – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
At the Invitation of Owner Michel Tesseron: Private Dinner at Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe, 4ième Grand Cru Classé– Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
2012 Château Le Reysse, Médoc EUR18,00
See: Wine Dinner with Stefan and Heike Paeffgen, Château Le Reysse and Château Clos du Moulin, Vignobles Paeffgen, Appellation Médoc – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), France
2010 Le Petit Haut-Lafitte, Château Smith Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan EUR29,90
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Visit and Tasting: Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé– Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), France
Lunch at the Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Restaurant La Grand’ Vigne (Chef: Nicolas Masse, 2 Stars Michelin) - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
2013 Château Chantegrive, Graves EUR13,80
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Wine-pairing Lunch at the 1-star Michelin Restaurant Claude Darroze, with Marie-Hélène Lévêque, Owner of Châteaux Chantegrive - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Visit: Château de Chantegrive, Appellation Grave, with Owner Marie-Hélène Lévêque - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Right Bank
2014 Château Beauregard, Pomerol EUR37,50
See: Tour and Tasting at Château Beauregard, Appellation Pomerol– Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
2009 Château Fontenil, Fronsac EUR27,95
See: Wine-pairing Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany Rolland– Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
2014 Château Canon La Gaffelière, Saint-Émilion EUR65,00
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The Wine Empire of the von Neipperg Family in France, Bulgaria and Germany
Tour and Tasting at Château Canon La Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France
Sauterne
2007 Carmes de Rieussec EUR28,50
Zur Mainlust “Desche Otto”
The apple wine tavern (Apfelweinwirtschaft) is as distinctive a Frankfurt institution as the Bierkeller is of Munich or the Weinstube of Mainz. Many of the best-known establishments are concentrated in Sachsenhausen, but others are dotted all over the city. They are strongly traditional. They offer hearty local cuisine, usually at moderate prices.
Mainlust "Desche-Otto" is a small and cosy apple wine tavern with a lovely garden, run by Claudia and Louie - in walking distance from where we live in Frankfurt am Main. Claudia and Louie's motto is "hard-core Hessian". They strive for the "not so usual", with delicious local fare with a modern touch, over 150 brandies (Louie's passion) and the Kulturpfuhl Schwanheim Program, with Annette's Bordeaux tasting. In addition to the regular "Haus Schoppen" they have a second, special "Haus Schoppen" that changes when the barrel is drunk up.
Annette und Christian Schiller in Bordeaux (ombiasy WineTours)
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