Dr. Hans VonMuller Riesling Spatlese 2020
Mosel, Germany
Price: $14.95
"Aroma: pear, apricot, honey, gooseberry, stone fruit, peach Notes of peach, pear, tangerine, honey, green apple ( but no sour) Medium sweet, juicy, lush, beautiful balance of acidity. Great label and amazing wine!" - Duncan Bennet on Vivino
Specific flavors, aromas, and grape varietal characteristics from Wine Folly:
Primary Flavors: Lime, Green Apple, Beeswax, Jasmine, Petroleum (pg 158)
Color: Pale Straw
Semi-Sweet and high in acidity (pg 158)
It is low in alcohol content at 7.5%
Region Notes:
This variety wine comes from the Mosel region of Germany. According to Wine Folly, the Rieslings in this region tend to be high in acidity, aroma, minerality, and a balanced dry style. They also claim that they tend to taste more of apricots, lemon, beeswax, and wet slate (pg 159). This particular wine is a Spatlese as indicated on the bottle. This means that the grapes were harvested late and have a sweetness level of 76-90 Oechsle or 172-209 g/L of sugar. They are known to be rich with sweetness.
My Review:
I enjoyed the light crisp aroma it gave off as it had a herby and grass scent. Unlike what the Wine Folly book says, this particular Riesling was not at all intensely aromatic, in fact, it was quite the opposite. When tasting this wine I picked up on citrus lemon flavors with an orangey tang at the end. These flavors mixed with the semi-sweetness worked really well for me and it is something I wouldn't mind trying again.
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