WSET Lvl 2 Class [Sauv Blanc, Semillon, Riesling

I should of did this for my other wines at class for the other days  but hey Im on the ball now
Gotta love it when the instructor gets super excited about a wine [the german riesling] that we are about to taste, I think he bought it more for himself then for us haha

WSET CLASS, SAUVIGNON BLANC, SEMILLON, RIESLING - Downtown Vancouver [AI School] (2/1/2010)
From Our WSET level 2 Class, on Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Riesling

Sauvignon Blanc

• 2008 Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les Baronnes - France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
  Appearance: Clear, Pale Plus, Lemon Tinge of Green
  
  Nose: Clean, Pronounced,
  Fruit, Gooseberry, Floral, A Confectioners Icing Sugar, Touch of Veg not really green tho
  A very pretty nose
  
  Taste: Dry, Grassy, Red apple, Gooseberry
  High High Acid, med body, Long finish
  
  Conclusion: I enjoyed this riper then a NZ style, not super complex on the palate, but well made (87 pts.)
• 2008 Shepherds Ridge Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
  Appearance: Clear, Pale, Lemon
  
  Nose: Clean, Pronounced
  Vegetal, Pepper, Herbs, Leafy, Mild Fruit, Tropical Red Apple, Confectionist Sugar
  
  Taste: Dry, Med + Acid, Med Body, Finish Med minus
  Ripe Fruit, tropical, Herbs
  
  Conclusion: Simple in its approach but it is that NZ style so it is true to its place (87 pts.)

Semillon

Semillon and Semillon Blends

• 2007 Château Saint-Jean-Des-Graves Blanc - France, Bordeaux, Graves
  Appearance: Clear, Medium, Med Lemon
  
  Nose: Clean, Med Plus Intensity
  Waxy, Melted Butter/Brown Sugar[light] Apple, Oak[light balanced] Opened up with lots of Lanolin nice and musky good way
  
  Taste: Dry, med Plus Acid, med body, finish med
  Good use of Oak nicly balanced, Apple, Raison, Yellow Grapefruit Pith[the bitterness] Creamy
  
  Conclusion: I really did enjoy this wine, as again not super complex could see this going really nice with a White Fish and Butter Sauce (86 pts.)
• 2006 Peter Lehmann Sémillon The Barossa - Australia, South Australia, Barossa
  AppearanceL Clear, Pale Plus, Lemon
  
  Nose: Clean, Med Intensity
  hazelnut, lanolin, plastcine, waxy, light fruit
  
  Taste: Dry, med plus acid, med plus body, finish med
  Fruit Apple, Green Fruit, Waxy, Toasty BRioche
  
  Conclusion: As mentioned by some other people tasting with it did seem to have a...different sensation as if there were "tannins" some people thought maybe the Acidification was balanced properly as it high acid for a barossa which can't really be natural
  Not a bad wine, but the graves we tasted was much better tho it was blended with SB and Oak (85 pts.)

Riesling

One Off Dry and One Dry

• 2007 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Appearance: Clear, Pale, Lemon tinge Green
  
  nose: Clean, Light Intensity
  Little Rubber, Very light Peach, apple lime
  
  Taste: Off Dry to Medium [7.5% alc] High Acid, Medium Minus Body, Finish LONG
  Green Fruit, Citrus, fantastic Balance, Purity exceptional
  
  Conclusion: Kickass Balance and Purity, Clean! but not in your face intensity very delicate (89 pts.)
• 2008 Wolf Blass Riesling Yellow Label - Australia, South Australia
  Appearance: Clear, Pale, Lemon
  
  Nose: Clean, Med + Intensity,
  Seven Up [Sugary Lemon/Lime] Rubber Cement
  
  Taste: Dry, High Acid, Med Minus Body Finish Medium Plus
  Citrus Grapefruit [mix of Yellow/Ruby] Touch of Rubber, Bitter Grapefruit Pith also
  
  Conclusion: has that dry riesling "bitterness" that personally doesn't suit me, also the wine isn't overly complex not like a german riesling can be (84 pts.)

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THE 100-POINT RATING SCALE (Robert Parker of the Wine Advocate describes this in more detail.)
• Extraordinary (96-100 points)
• Outstanding (90-95)
• Very Good to Excellent (85-89)
• Good (80-84)
• Average (75-79)
• Below average (70-74)
• Avoid (50-70)