Name: Peter Mertes Platinum
Variety: Riesling
Region: Bernkastel-Kues, Bernkastel-Wittlich
Country: Germany
Year: 2014
Price: $18.00 (Sale: $9.95)
Winery review: "Light bodied slightly sweet white wine; medium pale slightly greenish yellow. Inviting fresh white peach aroma and flavors. Easy to drink and not complicated, but what's there is very pleasant, and flavors develop in the glass."
My review: This was definitely mine, and everyone else at the tasting's favorite. The Vintage Cellar people had a hard time keeping enough out on the displays for people to buy! I noticed this one was a light yellow color and had sweet notes in the nose, which I thought was similar to sweet apple. I noticed citrusy notes on the palate (I've found that I tend to think all white wines have citrus notes... I should try more white wines!). I was also proud of myself that I detected some woody resinous tones of vanilla! This one was delightfully refreshing after those previous red wine disasters - it was definitely easy to to drink. I will for sure drink this again! I bought myself a bottle after I finished!
I tasted this without food.
Overall, this was a great first wine tasting experience. I felt a little rushed since the Vintage Cellar employees were trying to get a quick turnaround to make sure everyone who came to taste wine could, so I'm not sure I got to experience the wine like I should have. It was great to get to see peoples' reactions to each wine after when I was pouring! Hopefully I'll be able to do another tasting again soon!
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