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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.

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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.

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

(W) Dr. Loosen: Blue Slate Riesling 2010, from Bernkastel, Mosel Valley, Germany

Smell
Early: Freshly cut green apples with oily hints of kerosene
Later: Apples are overtaken by floral notes

Taste
This lightly straw coloured wine has an unsurprisingly gentle mouthfeel that shows a mixture of freshness through apples and pears, and maturity through hints of honey. The wine is well balanced between semi-sweetness and a crisp, lingering acidity. With a little time some pineapple develops to accompany the apples and pears.

Tale
The Loosens are considered one of the finest Riesling producers in the world. This is significantly helped by being based near Bernkastel in the Mosel Valley, with neighbours like Joh. Jos. Prüm. After spending over 200 years in the Loosen family, the winery had descended into a hobby of a political family by the time it fell into the hands of Ernst Loosen in 1988. Ernst had previously been destined for a career in archaeology & upon turning his attention to the winery, realised the vines planted entirely of Riesling were on original roots and incredibly old, with an average age of 60 years. Ernst travelled the world to meet the winemakers behind great wines in order to discover what makes a great wine & has stayed true to his goal of producing the best Rieslings possible. This particular Riesling is named after the slopes along the Mosel, which consist predominantly of blue slate. The Blue Slate is Dr Loosen's entry level offering and is a fantastic example of an affordable and well crafted wine.

Price: $19
Quality: ☆☆☆☆
Value:  ☆☆☆

http://www.drloosen.com/
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_329567



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