Kim Crawford Dry Riesling

We bought this as a close out at a local retailer. It seemed a little shop worn, even with a screw cap. Nothing really wrong, but no explosion of flavor. Stil, we can see this wine has a decent pedigree. There is definitely some of that structure to the mouth feel that Reisling is known for. There is a slight amount of that oily characteristic. The citrus, and pear fruit would have tasted better last year. There is a nice …

Just what I needed, a BIG glass of Riesling.... Or two

Lemon color, grapefruit on the nose, oily texture with citrus flavours on the palate. Somewhat one dimensional and disappointing for the price.

The last of my odd supermarket vintages (the rest of the bottles on the shelf were from 2008). Luminous lemon colour. Quite a zingy, sherbetty nose, with a creamy, nutty background. Slightly odd. There's an immediate purity of fruit, like fresh-squeezed orange juice. The acidity isn't too high, but overall the palate is very simple. Not bad, but not enough inteerst to justify the price. [Screwcap; 12.5% abv; Booths, approx. £8]