From - Mosel, Germany
Alcohol - 8%
Price - £15.99
From - Waitrose, Ocado
Appearance - Clean; medium - intensity; lemon-green
Nose - Clean; medium intensity; developing; pear, grapefruit, a little spice
Palate - Medium-dry; low or medium- alcohol; medium+ acidity; medium body; medium intensity; medium length; apples with pears and citrus. A little spicy.
Good; mid-to-high price; ready to drink but may improve
Balance - 7 Length - 6 Intensity - 6 Complexity - 6.5
Drinking this wine was a great experience. It is something different from the normal bottle you would pick up. German wines are categorised on the amount of sugar remaining in the grapes when harvested, and Kabinett is at the bottom end - that is not to say that a Kabinett cannot be a great wine, as demonstrated here.
The lower alcohol, residual sugar and rather high acid made it unusual, but the sugar provides body that is often provided by the alcohol.
This is quite a pricey wine, but we were not disappointed. Sadly it disappeared very quickly! Below is a lovely picture of the vineyard.
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