...a bottle of wine and thou

Weingut P.J. Valckenberg Dry Riesling 2001

Price: $10
Type: Riesling
Cork: natural
Rating: 5
Purchased: gift

This wine gets a five because it is neither good nor bad, remarkable nor terrible - it just is. On one hand, it is totally free of acid, excessive sweetness, or a bitter aftertaste. It is smooth on the tongue and surprisingly easy to drink. On the other hand, it smells as strong as water and tastes about as exciting.

I'd say it's a surprisingly inoffensive wine, which in an odd way makes it quite special. Most wines with a complete absence of scent make up for it with a nasty aftertaste.

I prefer a healthy nose on my wines along with a lot more flavor, but this might be a good choice for someone new to drinking wine.

Incidentally, my husband says the total lack of bad qualities outweigh the lack of good ones and therefore gives it a seven.

posted by Chris Rachael Oseland at 8:24 PM