Dense and focused nose offering typicity with intense minerality and florality. Combines power and finesse in palate. Balanced with lively acidity, medium+ body and medium+ alcohol. Dense, well defined and well structured wine that will evolve over the next decade. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Schloss Johannisberg WHAT: Riesling WHERE: Germany, Rheingau
Burgundy on the nose, restrained but high quality oak. Silky on palate with sophisticated tannins, refreshing acidity followed by medium+ body and slightly burning alcohol. Delivers fresh red fruit, backed by chocolate, coffee notes that reveal heavy toasting of barrels. Has the potential to age due to its dense and
While most classic wine regions of the Old World, such as Bordeaux, Rioja and Tuscany, focus on dry reds, the Rheingau, in Germany, is one of the very few classic regions producing primarily top-class white wines. These wines span sweetness levels from dry to off-dry to dessert. They are characterized
Pale but very bright golden in color. The nose is very quite floral, white flowers over stone fruit. Just-ripe peach, some apples, and honeysuckle lead on the palate. It is a bit flaccid on the mid-palate, then picks back up-read more-
2007 Domdechant Werner Riesling Classic – Rheingau, Germany I wish this was the first Riesling I ever tasted: I would have fallen in love with the grape immediately. Incredibly easy to drink, perfectly balanced, a hint of sugar offsetting wonderful-read more-
Green, herbal notes in nose, warming to honey and pineapple. Medium-light body with very pleasant tropical fruit balanced by good acidity that lingers through the finish. WHO Balthasar Ress WHAT Riesling Kabinett WHERE Schloss Reicharstshausen, Rheingau, Germany VDP WHEN 2007-read more-
The nose is a lovely combination of asian pear, hibiscus and slate. It has more citrus on the palate, lemon, plus pears and shortbread. Jerk chicken would be a perfect match. WHO Weingut Josef Leitz WHAT 91% Riesling, 9% Spätburgunder-read more-
Austere? This off-dry beauty from 40-year-old Hohenrain vineyard vines is 'Victorian-statue-in-the-bonny-Prince's-garden' austere. You will get pineapple. You will get peach. You will get kick-ass, bracing acidity. And they will all demand that you bow and kiss their rings! WHO Schloss-read more-