Variety: Reisling

Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally pure and are seldom oaked.

Region: Wachau, Austria

Vintage: 2017

Producer: Rainer Wess

Look:

• Intensity - Medium

• Color - Straw

• Viscosity - Medium/Low

Smell:

• Intensity - Medium/Low

• Fruit: Citrus

• Herb/Other: Floral (Jasmine), White flower, chalk

Taste:

• Sweetness: Sweet

• Acidity: Low

• Tannin: Low

• Alcohol: 11.5-13.5%

• Body: Medium/Full

• Notes: Full; thick, honey butter, ginger, taste like a gear shift below moscato.

Rating: 7.7/10