Riesling - Off Dry
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Castle Rock RS21 Riesling 2021
$21.00The RS21 Riesling from Castle Rock is a medium dry Riesling which has wonderful balance between natural acidity and the residual sugar left in the wine. Feijoa and lime evident on the palate, backed by some floral notes. The sugar gives a lovely richness to the mid palate. The Riesling acid structure is in excellent […]
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Hofgut Falkenstein Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2020
$50.00Aromatic, kummel like herbs, kaffir lime, kiwifruit, green apple and damp leaves. Elegant and filigreed, a wine that is very light, and opens up enormously given some time in the glass. Scintillating, racing and bracing. Mineral, zesty and salty. For all it’s lightness, it’s so complex and detailed. The best “light” white wine you could […]
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Fritz Haag Riesling 2019
$40.00Feinherb in style with 17g/l RS. Gently textured, succulent, filled with vivid fruit. Grapefruit, plum, cherry, lime, gardenia and mint, this is simply ravishing. So much detail and presence, but utterly refreshing and tense. Very long carry, and although gorgeous now, this will improve for at least a decade and then some. Waters Wine Co […]
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Castle Rock Skywalk Riesling 2021
$21.00Skywalk is named after the lookout which is affixed to the side of Castle Rock itself, providing great views of the surrounding area. A lifted and attractive bouquet showing floral notes of orange blossom and lavender. There are subtle hints of musk stick and passionfruit adding to the complexity and interest of the bouquet. A […]
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JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese 2019
$91.00Smokey. Lavender, lime, lemon zest and white flowers. More concentrated, with riper yellow fruits, chalky texture and palate intensity. More structured than the Badstube and mineral too. Great persistence. Waters Wine Co The 2019 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is coolish and flinty on the slate-dominated nose that reveals an intense but herbal and terroir-driven bouquet. Sweet […]
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Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett 2018
$60.00More yellow fruit here – golden delicious apple, peach, plum – silky on entry, weightier on the palate, then the minerality and acidity kick in to clean it all up before the flavour sensation returns on a long finish. Some herbal elements, mirabelle, greengage and caraway. Superbly racy and playful and leaves a razor-sharp yet nicely […]
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Grosset Alea Riesling 2021
$45.00This is the tenth release of this distinctly different expression of the variety, inspired by traditional European winemaking. Delicate floral perfumes, lemon blossom, juicy lemon pith, a pure expression of the variety that balances intense limey notes with plush lemony flavours and impeccable layering. With the vineyard now fully mature this vintage completes the refinement […]
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Hofgut Falkenstein Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese ‘Feinherb’ 2020
$65.00Wonderful wine, that displays the Saar’s scintillating raciness and it’s capacity for richness, complexity and power. Aromatically complex with petrichor, kummel spirit, gardenia, lavender, blackcurrant, green apple, which peach, green snake (as in the lolly) and preserved lemon. Richness and power, combine with lightness and elegance. Poised and regal with a long carry and the […]
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Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett 2019
$35.00The balance between acidity and residual sugar is the framework for the marriage of intensity and delicacy of the palate, dominated by lime juice, with Granny Smith apple playing second fiddle. Irresistible value for money. 10.5% alc; screwcap 95 points; drink to 2030. James Halliday – The Weekend Australian, June 2021 Who cares what is […]
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Two Tonne Tasmania Dog and Wolf Riesling 2021
$45.00Moving along to 2021, this was a mild and moist season with a lovely tail end, producing wonderful canopies and low yields of full-flavoured wines with great acidity. This mostly comes from Three Wishes (planted in 1999), a warm site, very close to the river and protected from the North. A small portion is from a beautifully kept vineyard […]
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Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 2020
$55.00Multifaceted, Fritz Haags Brauneberger Juffer 2020 Kabinett is a blast from the vinous past. The grapes come a elevated part of the vineyard, and being cool already, make it ideal for traditional, fine Kabinett. White flowers, lemon, lime, grapefruit and smoke. The palate is both tense and playful, with delicate ripe fruit, a dusting of […]
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Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett 2017
$174.00Originating in Roman times, Scharzhofberg is the most famous vineyard in Germany. Situated in Wiltingen, removed from the Saar in a side valley and facing south, its slopes are quite steep, with a 30–60% grade, and high, at 180-280 metres elevation. Formed from grey Devonian slate, the soils are very deep with no bedrock. An […]
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Rieslingfreak No 8 Schatzkammer Riesling 2021
$35.00Beautiful rendition of a German Kabinett riesling, and is near on a dead ringer for it. You can smell the sweetness of lime, lemon, grapefruit, white flowers and cherry. Not so much as tense, but an interplay of sweetness and acidity that is so well balanced. Pretty hard to resist on its own, but even […]
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Julian Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett 2019
$80.00Out of Stock
As with all Haart’s wines, this is decadent, opulent and complex. So much going on, with lime, grapefruit, smoke, kiwifruit, star anise, green snake and white peach. Full bodied for a kabinett, juicy, creamy and with the most perfectly balanced acidity. One of the very best. Ravishing. Waters Wine Co Anything but a standard, playful […]
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Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2018
$65.00Out of Stock
Honey, white peach and a creamy flavour, but it’s still elegant and fine. It would be easier tasting at the Schaefers if everything didn’t taste so damned good. A beautiful if rather ripe nose of pear, quince, herbs and spices. Firmly structured and leaves a great feeling of ripe fruit and fine herbs in the long and racy […]
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Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck Riesling Kabinett 2020
$65.00Pulsing. Pure and expressive with notes of white peach, nectarine, jasmine, grapefruit and sage. Intense, chiseled and fleshy, so tense I’m thinking of wiping my brow. Lovely interplay between acidity and sweetness. Perfectly balanced and poised. Benchmark. Waters Wine Co So sleek, vibrant and juicy, this is a very sensual riesling that happens to have […]
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Clemens Busch Kabinett 2020
$55.00Notes of stone fruit and melon, mango and citrus. Rich and creamy but with great freshness and mineral acidity. The perfect introduction to Busch’s superb Mosel wines!
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Dr Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spatlese 2018
$85.00Gaspipe reduction at first, then restrained mineral, spice, floral notes while the palate is light and delicate, restrained, fresh and juicy, with a slightly lighter middle. It’s very good, and needs more time in the bottle to further build its bouquet and richness. A wine of effortless charm. (75 g/l sweetness) drink: 2022-2035. 96 points – […]
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Peter Lauer Ayler Riesling Fass 3 2018
$53.00From the east-facing part and based on the first pressing only, the 2018 Ayler Riesling Fass 3 opens nicely fresh and coolish on the still reductive and flinty-crystalline nose. Lush and piquet on the palate, with lots of citrus aromas and bitters in the stringent, linear, tightly woven and salty-grippy finish. This is a spectacular […]
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Diel Goldloch Riesling Kabinett 2019
$60.00From a great vintage, a very intense, powerful and structured rendition of Kabinett. An aromatic bouquet, with enormous presence. Fresh herbs, citrus, cherry, grapefruit, smoke and white peach. A nervy and fleshy palate that is full of tension, succulent and tingling. Enormous presence again, shocking almost with the most gorgeous volume of fruit to match […]
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A Taste of German Riesling Pack
$285.00 Per case of 6Pack contains 1 bottle each of the following: Battenfeld-Spanier Eisquel Riesling Trocken 2020 The Eisquel is the estate wine from Battenfeld-Spanier. Lighter tones of lemon with ripe, yellow stone fruit and mineral notes. Spectacularly crisp and complex on the palate. For lovers of complex, cooler Riesling styles, this Gutswein is an absolute must. 90 Points – […]
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Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2018
$100.00Another absolutely stellar example of how strong this pradikat level is in this vintage. The pure and utterly refined nose delivers an elegant aromatic constellation of white cherries, pears, a beautiful base of slate, a youthful hint of petrol, vanilla bean and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is pure, medium-full, […]
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Dr Thanisch Berncasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese 2016
$52.00Light, bright yellow colour. The aromas are gorgeously complex and subtle, with dried floral and dried herb aromas, the palate is gorgeously fruity and has that magical Mosel tension of sweetness, acidity and cool-grown riesling fruit. A terrific wine, with riveting flavour and charm. Precision balance. Good spätlese really is the epitome of the German […]
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Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett Goldcap 2019
$50.00Tingly and intense, such a tense and filigreed Kabinett. Like all of Molitor’s wines, this is round in shape, and cut through by a ruthless cut of acidity. Some smoke, ruby grapefruit, kiwi, white peach, melon and citrus. Tight and coiled, a little warmth softens, and unloosens the threads. There is a tough of texture, […]
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Rippon Riesling Jeunesse Young Vine 2019
$41.00This is a tasty number. It shows some light, savoury characters, sourdough dough and the like, but the mainstay is a kaleidoscope of citrus flavours, sweet, sour, juicy, tart, bright, racy, all meshed together in a succulent yet gently slippery way. It has length, stacks of flavour though a soft touch and it finishes bright […]
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Julian Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen Spatlese* 2017
$100.002017 is such a underrated vintage and many great wine’s have sprung forth. The 2017 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Spatlese * is one of the greatest. Notes of lavender honey, apricot, grilled nuts, grapefruit, peach, paw paw, burnt butter and orange blossom. Full bodied, lavish, juicy and creamy. A wine to sit and ruminate with and for […]
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Hofgut Falkenstein Mixed Pack 2020
$330.00 Per case of 6Erich Weber and his son Johannes are one of the last producers making traditional Mosel Riesling. Not members of the VDP, Hofgut Falkenstein do things their own way, including delivering most of their wine across Germany themselves. The Webers have been accruing top plots from around the villages of Niedermennig and Krettnach and currently farm […]
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Julian Haart Wintricher Ohligsberg Spatlese 2019
$95.00Lavish aromatics with yellow peach, lime, apricot, white flowers, grapefruit, lavender and mint. Full bodied, juicy, with waves of flavour, complexity and detail. Decadent, every sip revealing different facets and nuance. The acidity is perfect, balancing the sweetness, and driving the carry. One of the very best Mosel spatleses. Waters Wine Co “Let yourself be […]
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Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese 2018
$85.00A gorgeously elegant nose of mirabelle, greengage, dried herbs and earthy spices, all wrapped into some residual scents of spontaneous fermentation. Gorgeously filigreed on the palate before a nice touch of creamy fruits joins the party in the finish. 93 Points – Mosel Fine Wines, 2028-38 Destined to be long lived and superb. The complex nose […]
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Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese 2019
$55.00Ripe and luscious, round in shape, with penetrating, focused acidity. Yellow and citrus fruit, cherry, mind and lavender tea. Softness personified. Initially reminding me of Prum, but there’s more energy and grip here. Herbal and mushroom notes, tonic and minerals. Detailed personality, certainly multifaceted and utterly absorbing. Destined for a very long life, but delicious […]
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