One thing that puzzled me about this wine is the price. How could someone make a Auslese (select harvest) Prädikatswein (a higher designation than QbA or Qualitätswein) for under ten dollars?I have just come to an answer. This wine is not a Riesling. By German law, a wine must be made of at least 85% of a varietal to be labeled with that information. This one is not labeled with any varietal, so it is not a Riesling, though it may contain some.
I can't find any info on the producer or what might actually be in the bottle online, so I'll dive right into it.
Pours light gold. Aromas of honey, maybe some light stone fruit. Very thick and almost syrupy in the mouth. Sweet with flavors of honey, lime, light acidity, minerality, maybe a little funk (noble rot???). Not very complex.
A little bit of lingering flavor, but not much really.
It's not bad for the price, though it does not have the great racing acidity/residual sugars you will find in a Riesling. Could be a good dessert wine. I'll say 83 points.
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