WWO (White Wine Only)

If you don't like white wine, don't bother reading any more... 3 outstanding white wines tonight... first the 1999 Franz Hertzberger Gruner Veltliner Rotes-Tor Smaragd, Wachau, Austria was stunning... This is full-throttle, full-bodied Gruner. Any more umph and I would have thought it a Zind-Humbrecht Grand Cru Pinot Gris... Peaches, pears, white pepper (classic Gruner) with just the slightest bit of weight indicating a hint of sweetness. Then it fell away for a split second, then it comes roaring back with a full-on finish. Awesome stuff. To compete was the 2002 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clavillons" - wow. What power, elegance, grace, and... well, just wow! Minerals, hazelnuts, wet stones, tropical fruits - all so tightly wound and jammed into this fabulous bottle... would love to try it again in 7 years. Domaine Leflaive makes killer White Burgundy. Period. The last wine? Krug MV... this wine really is starting to develop a gorgeous yeasty note... it's beautiful! If I could taste white wines like these every night... nah...