We’ve been checking out a lot of riesling lately, so let’s continue that trend with another one from the Mosel region in Germany.
This wine is part of the Bronco Wine Company portfolio, which is probably best known as the producer or “Two Buck Chuck” but is also the company behind 50+ other bargain wine brands. If there’s an ultra-cheap wine that you really like, there’s a good chance that wine comes from Bronco.
There are a lot of tropical fruit aromas coming from this riesling, so much that I might guess it was a sauvignon blanc if I didn’t know differently. It shows plenty of citrus, melon and some green pepper. The palate is much more riesling-like, with apple, citrus and tart peach flavors. Although it’s labeled as “semi-sweet” it comes across on the drier side. It finishes with lime-drenched apple flavors. It’s decent, but not nothing spectacular.
Wine: Ritzman Riesling
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol: 9.5%
Rating: 84
Price: $14.99
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Disclosure: This wine was received as a media sample.