WTN: Christmann Riesling Liter

2010 A. Christmann QbA Riesling Trocken (Liter) –Pfalz, Germany 12,5% alc.

Sweet key lime, grapefruit, asian pear and almond. Pleasantly and surprisingly aromatic with real cut and length for a Liter bottle. Clean and refreshing with good 2010 acidity.

There are exceptions, but liter bottles of Riesling, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau or Kerner are normally pretty dull. The favored method of consumption for these is as Weinschorle (wine mixed with mineral water -2 or 3 to one) and slugged down like Pilsener. The Christmann is roughly double the price of most liter bottles, but it is definitely one that I’d recommend.

btw, I really miss drinking the Setzer Grüner Veltliner Liter that I used to love so much in the US. it is consistently the best Liter bottle of wine that I've tried.

Cheers,
Bill

Hi Bill -

Thank you for the very interesting note.

As far as liter wines, I do agree that the many of the wines are pretty boring, but that there are also some exceptions. Sometimes, the Darting and Meßmer liters can surprise me.

I have not tried the Setzer Grüner Veltliner liter yet; I did like Setzer's Roter Veltliner, but only saw it once. The Berger and Hofer GV and Zweigelt liters are also good values in my experience.