Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2005
| Clarity Colour | |
| Legs | Fast flowing showing the wine is light in alcohol due to cool growing conditionsFast flowing showing the wine is light in alcohol due to cool growing conditions |
| Sniffle | |
| Condition | Check! |
| Intensity | Restrained yet intense. |
| Age | A note of kerosene shows slight development |
| Profile | The nose of the Riesling is pure with floral, mineral and honey aromas. Unoaked |
| Bibble | |
| Sweetness | Off-dry: the winemaker stopped the fermentation leaving some residual sugar in the wine and producing a lower alcohol wine. |
| Acidity | 6 |
| Body | Medium-bodied. |
| Profile | The honey follows through strongly on the palate. The wine has a pronounced slatey, cool, mineral character which sucks the moisture out of your tongue. An almost ‘sharp’ shape on the palate due to the acidity. |
| Alcohol | 8.50 |
| Oak | <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Unoaked |
| Length | 40 |
| Quibble | |
Shows lovely balance of sweetness and acidity – a hallmark of the Riesling grape. Has the concentration to develop for another 3-4 years. |
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