Rheingau, Riesling, Oestricher Lenchen, Lieblich 2014

Today, I try another Rheingau wine.

Grape Type: Riesling
Sub-Type:
Harvest Year: 2014
Vinyard: Oestricher Lenchen
Region: Rheingau
Flavor classification: Lieblich
Quality classification: Deutscher Qualitätswein
Vintner: Weinland Rheingau eG
      D-65346 Eltville am Rhein
Price: €4,99

Appraisal:

This wine is not too sweet. It is sweeter at first then shows some tartness at the back of the mouth. Very interesting. Good with pasta or pastries.


Color: light golden
Aroma: pear, cotton candy
Taste: fruity, slightly tart at the back
Style: clean

My evaluation:

Nose(1-5):           3
Flavor(1-25):      19
Character(1-10):  6
Balance(1-5):      3
Length(1-5):        5
Total(Total+50):  86

Pfalz, Riesling, Peter Mertes KG Weinkellerei, Lieblich 2014

So, I am starting to 'officially' taste wines :)

 

Wine Name: Morio-Muskat

Harvest Year: 2014

Region: Pfalz, Deutschland

Flavor classification: Lieblich (sweet)

Quality classification: Deutscher Qualitätswein

Vintner: Peter Mertes KG Weinkellerei, D-54470 Bernkastel-Kues

Price: €2,19 on sale

Appraisal:

When I first opened this wine, I did not like it at all. It seemed too dry. The next day, after it aired some, it tasted much better. Sometimes, or more often, a wine needs to breath to reach the potential that it has inside. For this wine this was definitely the case. It was on sale so I thought it was just for drinking quickly but turned out to be rather drinkable.

Color: Pale

Aroma: Green, dry (smells a little like a Chardonay)

Taste: 1st day, too dry

           2nd day, much better!

Style: Crisp, Pear

My evaluation follows:

Nose(1-5):           3

Flavor(1-25):      19

Character(1-10): 5

Balance(1-5):      3

Length(1-5):       4

Total(Total+50): 84