Friday, April 19, 2013

Peter Mertes Riesling Spätlese 2012

Variety: Rhine Riesling
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Rheinhessen 
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 10.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: linden tree flowers with ripe apricot   
Taste: light to medium body, predominantly fruity, similar to taste dominant fruit is apricot followed by higher residual sugar, it does not have much acidity though, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: green curry
Overall score: 3+7+9+5+4+50=78
Price: CZK 89
Stopper: plastic cork
Cheap sweeter style of Riesling, if it had acidity it would have scored higher.


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