Saturday, November 23, 2013

Tesco Finest Steillage Riesling 2007

Variety: Riesling
Country of origin: Germany
Wine appellation: Mosel
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: very expressive, benzin tones, lemon crust
Taste: medium body, very zesty, lime, minerality, sugared lemon crust, slightly higher acidity is perfectly balanced by slight residual sugar, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: trout
Overall score: 5+8+12+6+7=88
Price: CZK 150 on sale in 2009
Stopper: screw cap
The proxy for Quality is the time the bottle is finished. We had this Riesling with trout and it finished super fast:-) I remember it when buying it was pale yellow and no way that complex as it is today.

1 comment:

  1. The proxy for quality is the time the wine is finished. The truest statement of 2013!

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