Lesser Italian White Varietals (Duchman Family Winery Driftwood, Texas): A "Riesling Renano," (an Italian sub-variety of riesling), this wine was quite enjoyable and a favorite among the 42 "under-the-radar" varietal wines in our salon. Like a warm weather riesling, which we like in Texas, it had a purple flower, vanilla, spicy nose, a medium body, and sweet and bitter orange fruit, as well as peach, flower, and nectar on the palate. It improved as it sat in the glass, though it retained a bit of the glycerin, kerosene character of a German riesling.
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Crisp, with a slight carbonation. Loads, and I mean loads, of cloves, with some floral, mango, and white fruit notes. Good medium body plays off the crisp feel. Fully dry. A singular style of Riesling.
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7/11/2010 - austinwinesalon wrote:
Lesser Italian White Varietals (Duchman Family Winery Driftwood, Texas): A "Riesling Renano," (an Italian sub-variety of riesling), this wine was quite enjoyable and a favorite among the 42 "under-the-radar" varietal wines in our salon. Like a warm weather riesling, which we like in Texas, it had a purple flower, vanilla, spicy nose, a medium body, and sweet and bitter orange fruit, as well as peach, flower, and nectar on the palate. It improved as it sat in the glass, though it retained a bit of the glycerin, kerosene character of a German riesling.
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8/19/2008 - bknysak wrote: 90 Points
Crisp, with a slight carbonation. Loads, and I mean loads, of cloves, with some floral, mango, and white fruit notes. Good medium body plays off the crisp feel. Fully dry. A singular style of Riesling.
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