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Fairly mature nose, yeasty and vegetal notes, light nutty oak, candied yellow fruit aromas, hint of mustard gherkins, floral and mineral traces. Fairly light-bodied, tart fruit on the palate, slightly creamy, nutty oak, vegetal aromas, earthy and mineral notes in the background, integrated acidity, slightly muted by slightly astringent tannins, fairly persistent, buttery traces on a good finish.
Synonym (also Riesling Weiß, White Riesling) for the grape varieties Riesling; see there.
Germany, or rather the area that is now part of it, has a wine culture that is over two thousand years old. But even before that, imported wine was drunk, as evidenced by a Greek clay wine bottle...
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