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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

A good place to start is the 'Index', or if you know what type of wine you want, head straight to the 'Recommended Reds', 'Worthy Whites' or 'Stunning Sparklers' that only show 4 & 5☆ wines.

Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Saturday, 20 April 2013

(W) Klostor: Liebfraumilch 2011, from Nahe Valley, Germany

Smell
Early: Semi-sweet citrus with some gentler stone-fruit notes
Later: Retaining sweetness as it develops a florally melon nature

Taste
Starting with a bland sweetness that's followed by a faint musky aftertaste. The mouthfeel is virtually non-existent and leaves almost before it arrives. As the wine warms and oxidises, it opens to show signs of citrus that would be expected from a predominantly Riesling blend. As with the nose, citrus notes evolve into floral overtones with moments of spice. Probably best to err on the side of drinking warm & oxidised, as the character will be missed in a cold & freshly opened bottle. It's an easily drinkable companion to food that won't amaze anyone with its lack of complexity.

Tale
The Liebfraumilch blend, typically 70% Riesling accompanied by Sylvaner and Müller-Thurgau, gained it's name from the wine produced on the grounds of the Church of Our Lady (Liebfraukirche; Milch = milk) in the city of Worms. Liebfraumilch must be a QbA (Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete) class of wine and can only be produced in the Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe or Rheingau wine regions.

Price: $8
Quality: ☆☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆☆

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