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Selbach Riesling Dry – Creepy Fish, Tasty Wine

Selbach Riesling Dry – Creepy Fish, Tasty Wine

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I’m a big fan of a good, dry riesling.  And I’m an even bigger fan of a good, dry riesling that is bargain-priced.  This is one such wine.

There are a lot of folks who buy wine based on the label… and I’d be lying if I tried to tell you that I have never been influenced to buy a wine based on the label too.  But I’ve never been drawn to “critter labels.”  In fact, I tend to avoid wine with critters on the label because I know that winemakers know that critters on the label sells wine.  That right, there are a large number of consumers who will choose a wine because it has a cute critter on the label.  That makes me suspicious that unscrupulous wine producers will put cute critters on their labels, therefore I avoid those wines.

When I looked at the label of this wine I wasn’t sure if I should consider this a “critter” labeled wine or not.  It does have a critter on it, but that critter is not that cute.  It actually looks like a rather evil fish.  It’s not unattractive, it is somewhat artistic.  It’s just not cute.  Therefore I deemed this wine acceptable to try — and I’m glad I did.

This wine is all about the mineral. It has a very soft nose, that smells like wet stones with a touch of floral aromatics on the side.  The palate is dry with crisp acidity.  It offers some lemon, apple and slightly salty mineral flavors.  This is a very tasty dry riesling.

Wine: Selbach Riesling Dry
Varieties: Riesling
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol: 12.5%
Rating: 91
Average price: $13.00
Disclosure: This wine was received as a media sample.

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This wine is all about the mineral. It has a very soft nose, that smells like wet stones with a touch of floral aromatics on the side. The palate is dry with crisp acidity. It offers some lemon, apple and slightly salty mineral flavors. This is a very tasty dry riesling.

4.5

Tim Lemke Tim is the founder and chief reviewer at Cheap Wine Ratings since 2007.

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