Torres Nectaria Vendimia Tardia Botrytis Riesling 2010, Curicó, Chile (£12.49 per half Dronfield Wine World, Italian Continental Stores, Amps Fine Wines) Amber in colour, with a slightly burnt/caramelised edge reminiscent of Austrian Ausbruch or Hungarian Tokaji, with flavours that remind me of a marmalade-covered toffee apple, with an almost chewy, […]
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João Portugal Ramos Vinho Verde Loureiro 2014, João Portugal (£7.99 Adnams) Fresh young style, with sappy citrus flavours and alight briny bite, maybe veers just a little towards the jelly on the finish, but otherwise good. B- Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling 2013, Margaret River, Australia (£17.50-£19.99 Domaine […]
A pair of aromatic white wines from opposite sides of ...
Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Trimbach Riesling 2012, Alsace, France (£10.95 The Wine Society) On the sleek rather than showy style of Alsace Riesling, but amid the mineral freshness and taut grapefruit flavours, there’s a touch of the exotic, with some spice (ginger), […]
Two lovely Rieslings from opposite sides of the world
Wakefield Estate Riesling 2014, Clare Valley, Australia (£13 Wright Wine Company, Denby Dale Wines, Oliver’s Beer and Wine, Oz Wines) Still has its youthful tension, with zingy citrus fruit and a stony spine, but there’s also juiciness, with what I call a dusting of icing sugar – you know the […]
Two Rieslings from Wakefield Wines, Clare Valley
An excellent trio… Landhaus Mayer Riesling 2013, Lower Austria (£13.99 Naked Wines) Clean and brisk like a mountain stream, with a stony note alongside the tangy, herb-scented lime and lemon flavours, just a hint of jelly-like confection, but overall, this is light in body, full in flavour and very tasty. […]
Rieslings from Austria, Australia & Alsace
Rieslings from opposite sides of the world – same grape, very different flavours, but I like them both… WMD ‘The Spectre’ Riesling 2013, Mosel, Germany (£30 Red Squirrel Wine) Has the classic sweet-and-sour minerally Mosel edge, with earthy citrus, plum and beeswax flavours given richness by a sprinkling of sweetness, […]