1998 Dr. Wagner Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: TASTING NOTES & WINE SPECIFIC FORUMS (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-200.html) +--- Forum: Germany/Alsace/Wines/Varieties (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-23.html) +--- Thread: 1998 Dr. Wagner Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett (/thread-11173.html) |
- wondersofwine - 04-15-2002 From the Saar tributary of the Mosel. This is one of the bottles I found in DC. It was $11.99 per bottle and only 7.5% alcohol by volume. Heinz Wagner is the producer in Saarburg, Germany. Imported by Rice in Virginia Beach, VA. Has the distinctive Riesling bouquet--this time mostly floral fragrances with a slight lemony note--not the peaches or apricots you sometimes get with a spatlese Riesling. A delightful wine. Acid in balance. Not a particularly long finish but a pleasant aftertaste. Very food friendly. Had it with chicken florentine the first night and with a simple pasta primavera the second night. The Saar vineyards are at such a northern latitude that sometimes they aren't able to produce a spatlese wine with residual sugar but when they do--look out! They can be spectacular! - Innkeeper - 04-15-2002 Sounds great; will look for it. |