Gunderloch Fritz's Riesling 2021
Critic Reviews (5)
Gunderloch shot to stardom in the 1990s with some near perfect scores from American publications - and as this was...
Grown in the red slate soils between Nackenheim and Nierstein in the Rheinhessen, this riesling is an undeniable...
I like the expressive flavours of ripe apples, pears, and lemons in this fruit-focussed, candid, unassuming riesling...
German riesling does not get much more immediately attractive than this and while the packaging makes it appear to be...
Simple, fruity, crunchy, off-dry, fresh and lively riesling here from Gunderloch, easy-drinking, totally correct....
Community Reviews (2)
Screw cap. The medium+ intensity aromatics seem rather quiet, with notes of orchard fruits, apple, peach, and citrus. It's light-to-mid weighted on the palate with fresh, juicy, and bracing acidity that lifts the lovely honeyed, apple, peach, and citrus flavours, gliding over the tongue in an off-dry profile. It's nicely balanced throughout with a subtle chalky textured mouthfeel on the mid-palate, while mineral notes appear and linger through to the long, dry-ish finish. Tasted Jan. 2023.
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This riesling is dangerously drinkable and a reasonably good value, but David's review seems a little over the top. For one thing, it's $18, not $16... for another, I fail to detect the racy acidity of which he speaks. It's fruit-forward and peachy to be sure, but the moderate acidity puts me in mind of pinot gris more than riesling. Not that that's a bad thing... it's a fine sipper, if not archtypical riesling.