Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

This is a dry Riesling from Germany.  For those who "dislike" Riesling because it is sweet, this is a nice surprise.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is about minerality with "wet rocks" and some lemons and slight peach.  Full bodied.  Crisp but a slightly viscous texture.  On the palate, lemons and minerals.  Long finish.  This is incredibly food friendly but a great choice would be Thai food.  Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.  

Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice.  Fresh and young.  Pears, slight peach, and some minerality..  Slightly viscous texture but balanced with crisp acidity.  Sweet, could easily be a Spatlese.  Long finish.  This wine still seems quite primary.  It went well with Japanese Tofu and vegetables.  It will still improve over the next ten years and be good drinking for the next twenty or more.  

It has been a bit since I tried this producer.  The wines used to be everywhere, but they don't seem as prevalent these days at least in the stores I shop in.  That is a shame as these are very good and reasonably priced wines.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has slight peach, bits of lemon rind and wet rocks.  Medium bodied.  Slightly viscous.  On the palate, this is quite tasty.  Lemons, minerals and slight peach.  Good acidity.  Long finish.  This drinks easily on its own (9% abv) but also will work well with lots of food.  Thai food would be a great choice.  

Feinherb means it is an off dry German wine and that is accurate for this one.  Light gold/green in color, clear and bright.  The nose has lots of wet rocks, some peach and a hint of smoke.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this is young but showing some depth.  Peach and minerality.  Good acidity.  Long finish.  Drinking great on its own, this should be very versatile with food.  It would be lovely with a light summer lunch.  Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.  

From a 375ml, this is a desert wine.  Beerenauslese means the grapes are late harvest grapes affected by noble rot and picked individually off the vines.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is pretty with honey and apricots along with a slight wet stone note.  Full bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is sweet, not cloying.  Some depth.  A nice way to finish an evening.  Still very young, this wine should go another twenty years.  Nice on its own, this would be nice with soft cheeses.  

Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with pineapple, minerals, peach and vanilla.  Medium bodied.  Round, no hard edges.  Good acidity.  On the palate, peaches, vanilla and minerality.  This is sweet but enough acidity to balance.  Long finish.  This is still young but drinking well.  It should drink well for another fifteen to twenty years.  Nice on its own, this will work with food that can work with the sweetness.  It would be lovely with Thai food.  

This is drinking beautifully.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has pineapple, wet rocks, slight rock candy and slight peach.  Lovely semi-viscous texture.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is sweet but just a bit.  Pineapple and peach with underlying minerality and wet rocks.  Long finish.  Delicious.  This is mature and probably should be consumed in the next ten years.  Great on its own, this is very food friendly.  It will work great with Peking Duck.  

The last time I tried this (2018) this was shut down.  It was nice to revisit this as it wakes up.  It still could use more cellar time.  Patience will be rewarded.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has some sulfur but much less than Prum wines of twenty years ago.  Aromas of sulfur, smoke, minerals, slight pineapple and lemon.  Medium bodied.  Slightly viscous texture.  Great lively acidity.  On the palate, minerals, lemons and slight pineapple.  This is sweet but the acidity keeps it from being heavy.  Long finish.  This needs a few more years in the cellar at this point

The wines are Richter are some of the best values in wine.  These are world class Riesling for an affordable price.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has minerals, peaches, and slight lemon.  Medium bodied.  Slightly viscous.  On the palate, this is sweet.  Not cloying but not semi-sweet either.  Load of minerality, peach and slight salinity.  Great balance.  Long finish.  Delicious.  This drinks great on its own and will work well with lighter or spicy foods.  A nice choice with Thai food.  Drink over  the next twelve to fifteen years.  

Arguably the best producer of Riesling in the world.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is lovely with just a hint of petrol along with peach, wet rocks and slight white flower notes.  Full bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is sweet but with enough acidity to cut it.  Very rich.  Peach, slight pineapple and minerality.  Long finish.  Nice on its own, this will work well for dessert with a not too sweet cake.  Drink over the next thirty years.