Interesting! Either our bottles had a slightly different history or the Diel was a little overwhelmed by the mighty competition you had in the tasting. From my memory, that does not sound unlikely, seeing as the wine was more on the delicate side - with the very light Asian lunch I enjoyed it it was perfect. My notes had more about how the wine related to the fish and the sauce (which included soy sauce), but, alas!, the grasshopper ate my homework. From memory the Diel was definitely better than just good, but also not quite in the top range (hence me not rating it as marvellous or better) - but as I am a big believer in the influence of the drinking context I think the summary of both our experiences may be that it can be good on its own or with matching food, but may not stand up to the big guns?
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The grasshopper ate my homework
Interesting! Either our bottles had a slightly different history or the Diel was a little overwhelmed by the mighty competition you had in the tasting. From my memory, that does not sound unlikely, seeing as the wine was more on the delicate side - with the very light Asian lunch I enjoyed it it was perfect. My notes had more about how the wine related to the fish and the sauce (which included soy sauce), but, alas!, the grasshopper ate my homework. From memory the Diel was definitely better than just good, but also not quite in the top range (hence me not rating it as marvellous or better) - but as I am a big believer in the influence of the drinking context I think the summary of both our experiences may be that it can be good on its own or with matching food, but may not stand up to the big guns?