A couple years ago I reviewed the 2010 vintage of Louis riesling from Louis Konstantin Guntrum. I loved it then and now tasting the 2012 vintage I can say that I still love this wine.
The grapes for this wine are grown along the banks of the Rhine river between Oppenheimer and Nierstein in Germany. All fermentation is done in stainless steel tanks, which is pretty typical for riesling like this. Oak would just not be a good thing for this wine.
Intense honeysuckle, pear, apple and flinty aromas make this wine sing even before it touches your lips. And once it does reach your lips the flavors are divine, crisp apple, lemon and passionfruit flavors with perfect balance and stellar acidity. It’s a dry wine, so there’s no real sweetness to those flavors, just the essence of the fruit. Granny smith apple flavors linger on the finish, where you’ll also find some mineral notes. This is a yummy, yummy, yummy riesling.
Wine: Louis Riesling
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol: 12.7%
Rating: 90
Price: $14.99
Disclosure: This wine was received as a sample.
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