Deep amber with a medium fully developed totally honeyed nose (like opening a honey jar) with notes of quince and dried apricots. Some earthy minerality also present. Not very sweet on palate but medium sweet, very elegant and still fresh with pineapple flavours. An ethereal style. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Weingut Allendorf
Concentrated and focused with earthy minerality, citrus and hints of herbs. On the palate it is dry with refreshing acidity/8.5g tartaric that balances pronounced fruit intensity and some residual sugars (7g/l). Wine has a dense structure and a spicy palate. Can keep for more than 6-8 years. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Robert
With this wine we are getting pretty serious- in the dry style of course. Nose is a little bit shy but focused. Moving to the palate, I must comment on its huge extraction and concentration. The wine has a phenolic texture and is nearly full bodied, rare for a Riesling.
Seductive -- dare to say sexy nose -- with quince, honey and some botrytis present backed by minerality and florality. Medium sweet on palate, rich but also delicate. Rather disjointed right now because acidity/13g tartaric is highlighted, needing time to mellow. An outstanding wine that offers ripe fruit and some
Soil in Turmberg is primarily loess and loam, becoming slatey/phyllite going deeper. This results in a focused/restrained nose full of minerality and peach. Off-dry on palate with refreshing acidity that will provide the vessel for long ageing. Concentrated with medium+ body and length. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Weingut Robert Weil WHAT:
Dense and focused nose offering typicity with intense minerality and florality. Combines power and finesse in palate. Balanced with lively acidity, medium+ body and medium+ alcohol. Dense, well defined and well structured wine that will evolve over the next decade. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Schloss Johannisberg WHAT: Riesling WHERE: Germany, Rheingau
Burgundy on the nose, restrained but high quality oak. Silky on palate with sophisticated tannins, refreshing acidity followed by medium+ body and slightly burning alcohol. Delivers fresh red fruit, backed by chocolate, coffee notes that reveal heavy toasting of barrels. Has the potential to age due to its dense and
While most classic wine regions of the Old World, such as Bordeaux, Rioja and Tuscany, focus on dry reds, the Rheingau, in Germany, is one of the very few classic regions producing primarily top-class white wines. These wines span sweetness levels from dry to off-dry to dessert. They are characterized