I didn't really feel like posting tonight, nor was I planning on opening another bottle of wine. But I ended up making some shrimp scampi that required me to open a bottle of white, and all I had on hand was this German riesling. I still wasn't planning on posting, but it turns out this wine is just too good not to share.
It's darker in color than I would expect from a German riesling, pure gold with a real brightness to it. The aromas do feature some of that petrol that rieslings often have (even though the Germans claim theirs never do), but there is more peach and caramel than anything else. I want to inhale this wine. The aromas are gorgeous.
And it's just as beautiful in the mouth. A tiny bit sweet, as many (but not all!) rieslings are, but with perfectly balanced acidity and fruit, and a medium-weighty mouthfeel which is just luxurious. The alcohol is higher than many German rieslings, likely because it comes from Pfalz, which is on the warmer side for riesling, but the wine is by no means "hot" in the mouth. The flavors in the mouth certainly include peach, but also something that I can only describe as muskmelon, which you probably don't know unless you're from Iowa. It's delicious, and I can't say enough good things about it. 90.
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