Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 10% alcohol, 115 g/l of residual sugar, about 5,5-6 g/l of acidity.

Pale golden yellow color with light green highlights. Very sweet and floral nose with aromas of perfumed rose notes, grapey Muscat notes, honeyed mead character, a little bit of pear and a hint of orange marmalade. The wine is sweet and full-bodied yet surprisingly elegant and delicate on the palate with less explosive character you'd expect. There are rich, layered flavors of ripe pears, perfumed floral notes, some tangerine-driven citrus fruits, a little bit of rose and a hint of spicy grit. The wine is surprisingly crisp and high in acidity. The finish is quite long and even a bit crisp with fresh, focused flavors of honey, overripe pear, some raisiny Muscat character and a hints of roses and other perfumed flowers.

Compared to the vintage 2010, which I had tasted a year earlier, this iteration was a lot higher in acidity - and here it is so obvious that such a small difference can mean a lot in the finished wine! Whereas the previous experience left me an idea of a flabby, cloying and more or less a mediocre sticky, this wine on the other hand was remarkably fresh, balanced and very enjoyable effort. granted, this was no Tokaj or Sauternes, but at only 12,99€ (for a 375 ml bottle) you don't expect it to be such. A terrific little wine that might even develop in a cellar. Nice.

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