2020 Kendermann Rivaner Black Tower

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 76 points

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  5/14/2022 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 86 Points

  For an inexpensive, relatively generic wine, this isn't so bad. Made from Rivaner, a cross between Riesling and Madeleine Royale stemming from the 1880s and now one of the most planted varietals in Germany, it's more or less a light, sweet Riesling, reserved on the nose but quite thick and fleshy on the palate, aromas of lemon, peach, almond, and white flowers replayed on the palate along with other fruit like pear and apple. It's certainly too sweet and lacking in acidity, the fruit sort of muddled together, but there's actually some decent structure, notably on the finish, where lightly drying tannins put a stop to the sweetness just before it turns overly cloying. For what it is, generic and mass-produced, it's a well-made German wine that's easily quaffable in a spritzer, as a simple aperitif, or as a refreshing complement to a light dinner, at least if well-chilled.

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  9/14/2021 - haran wrote: 66 Points

  Little sweet for me..
  It is just okay
  Nothing special

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