WALT Riesling 2023 Sub-region_Cote de Beaune

WALT Riesling 2023 Sub-region_Cote de BeauneGreat value Riesling, a perennial favourite, from vineyards in Pfalz, just across the border from Alsace. This is off dry but with refreshing acidity, the relatively warm climate of this part of Germany lending plenty of ripeness to the peach stone fruit notes with some green apple freshness and a touch of underlying minerality. With a modest 11. 5% ABV this is ideal for afternoon or early evening drinking. Riesling Pfalz, Germany 11% ABV

5% ABV this is ideal for afternoon or early evening drinking

bull-fighting competitions but with cows which are always unharmed

Until quite recently it would have seemed inconceivable that a vineyard in Kent

being delicious when young although it will also develop well in bottle over 5-10 years

Chateau Dereszla

complex and refined

originally found growing wild in local hedgerows but now cultivated in a 12 hectare hop farm in Salehurst

thanks to Burgundy's strict vineyard classifications

taking years to soften

this is full of juicy blackberry/forest fruits with real charm and finesse

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concentrated but never over-ripe wines