Source: Viscount
Consumption Date: 5/28/2012
Notes: Deep golden color.
Mild aroma of flowers and minerals with a ripe apple note. Rich, full luscious body with lots of ripe
fruit (more apple and white grape), flowers, and a complex, almost spicy
minerality continuing through the moderate finish.
This wine is reminiscent of German Auslese Riesling, except
that it is seemingly not quite as sweet, nor is it as finely balanced with
acidity, although it does have more mineral complexity and spiciness. It does have some characteristics (the
spiciness and a round ripeness to the fruit) that I am coming to associate with
Alsatian wines. I am somewhat curious to
investigate the usual questions a relatively new wine experience suggests,
i.e., what are the influences of vintage, producer, and terroir. Although Alsatian Riesling is not likely to
displace my preference for German Ausleses, it will be an interesting area to
further explore, on occasion. A Kermit
Lynch selection. Average value.
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