2013 3 Winner Riesling trocken Deep Roots

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  9/2/2014 - forceberry wrote: 81 Points

  Tasted blind.
  
  Pale lemony yellow color. Youthful, crisp and refreshing nose with youthful aromas of ripe citrus and yellow apples, some waxy character, a little bit of yellow stone fruits and a hint of petrolly character. The wine is dry-ish and pretty ripe on the palate with flavors of sweet yellow apples, some lime-driven citrus fruits and a hint of sugary yellow fruit richness. The wine is moderately high in acidity, but it feels like it could use a bit more acidity to bring that freshness out. The finish is pure and refreshing with more emphasis on the acidity than on the fruit; there are medium-long flavors of lime-driven citrus fruits and a hint of stony minerality.
  
  A rather simple and straightforward effort. My guess first was Australian Riesling due to its rather lime-driven character and hints of petrol. When it was revealed that this was an old world wine, I thought of an Alsatian entry-level Riesling from a warmer vintage. Well, at least I got the variety correct. Overall this was a bit one-dimensional wine, lacking the freshness, brightness and complexity of good Rieslings. Isn't really up to the par of the better dry Rieslings of Rheinhessen. Feels a bit expensive for the quality at 11,90€.

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