WTN: Australian Mosel

• 2008 Tamar Ridge Riesling 9 Degrees Riesling Devil's Corner - Australia, Tasmania (7/3/2010)
  13,75€; 9,5% abv; 65 g/l RS; 7 g/l acidity. I think it was wonderful fun to try a low alcohol, off-dry Riesling from somewhere else than Germany. My first impression of the scent was decidedly un-Germanic, however. With its very strong lime aromas it reminded me of the few other Aussie Rieslings I have tried. But the scent is not that of crystallized lime but fresh, so I was actually expecting a dry, forceful style of Riesling, so the palate came as a bit of a surprise: gentle, sweetish, with some nice grip on the finish, Spätlese+ level of richness. I would enjoy higher acidity in order to make it a bit more refreshing and moreish. Thought a perfectly decent drop, there is a discontinuity between the dry-promising scent and the sweetish palate; and crucially there is not enough acidity.
  

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Otto
Sadly with a few Aussie attempts at sweeter table wines (some Aussie Moscatos spring directly to mind), they've missed the crucial interplay between sweetness and acidity. There are good examples of the sweeter styles out there though.
regards
Ian

Otto
Sadly with a few Aussie attempts at sweeter table wines (some Aussie Moscatos spring directly to mind), they've missed the crucial interplay between sweetness and acidity. There are good examples of the sweeter styles out there though.

This Riesling was by no means a disastrous attempt, however. Like I said, it was perfectly decent (with Finnish prices, I perhaps shouldn't expect anything more from a 14€ wine), with enough of the interplay between sweetness and acidity to make it worth posting about despite not quite making it to the ethereal loveliness of that interplay that the Germans manage.