Blind Tasting these seven wines. My tasting notes and conclusions.
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Blind Tasting 8 wines using the Deductive Tasting Grid.
SIGHT
Clear
Star Bright
Pale concentration
Pale straw
Green Hue
Medium minus viscosity
NOSE
Clean, shows slight sulphur
High aromatics
Youthful
Tart
Green apple, white peach, lemon, lime
Chamomile, honeysuckle, floral
Petrol, rubber, slight saffron, perhaps botrytis, mushroom
Minerality, slate, wet stone
No evidence of oak
PALATE
Off dry
Light bodied
Low alcohol (7%)
High acid
Confirming, youthful, tart fruits
Confirming all the nose
Texture is lean
Medium plus finish, complex and balanced
INITIAL
Old World (due to minerality, earth)
Cool climate (due to high acid, diminished alcohol, tart fruit nature)
Possible grapes (riesling, chenin blanc)
Age: 1-3 years (due to freshness, lack of development)
FINAL
Riesling
Germany
Rheinland
Mosel
Pradikat quality: Spätlese
Vintage 2014
Riesling Spätlese Von Hovel Hutte Oberemmel, Mosel Germany 2014