Vinoculation

I’m off to Germany in 5 weeks, and I’m staying at the Schmitges winery for 3 days. Better get through some of his wines then!

We sipped this wine with fish, chips and salad over dinner.  Medium Dry? Its just off dry. It takes some for this delicate little flower to open. The sugars seem to be in that just off dry 5 to 20g/l range.  It was a revelation with the salad, where the vinegars helped the wine’s sweetness show.

Nosing the last glass from the bottle, some coaxing gives you apple blossom, lemon, lime, crunchy blackberry. The palate is delicate and crystalline at first, but the mid palate shows its spatlese must weight. Lime zest, lemon oil, and some deeper set citrus, almost like its been touched by botrytis too in the form of orange marmalade.

This is what it is - somewhere between Kabinett and bone dry. its tasty, goes well with food and ticks all the boxes.

Worth a look if this is your preferred style,

cheers

Andrew