Katharina Wechsler, Riesling Kirchspiel 2018 Gift Cards

Katharina Wechsler, Riesling Kirchspiel 2018 Gift CardsThis wonderful dry Riesling is serious and elegant, full of citrus aromas with zingy lemon peel and plush grapefruit. The palate opens up on lovely crisp pear flavours and herbal character with hints of apricots from ageing. The refreshing acidity and chalky minerality will make it a perfect match with seafood like fresh crab, smoked salmon or grilled scallops as well as Asian dishes such as Pad Thai, Dim Sum and Chow Mein.

It displays an appealingly fresh nose with aromas of fruit and hints of nut

The nose has a lovely floral lift

then Petite Sirah

There are some slight reductive (smoky) notes but it is so refined

cherries and red currants

this has tannin and structure reminiscent of an Italian made wine

Antonio Galloni called it a wine of breadth and resonance's shaping up to be a jewel of a wine

The majority of Meunier gives the perfect combination between fruity notes

Mineral character highlights the complexity

when savoriness

it will improve well through 2035 and likely hold further

This is a really appealing and unique wine with juicy fruit and of real interest to Rhone lovers