Bad and Pfalz

2003 Fitz-Ritter
Durkheimer Abtsfronthof
Riesling Spatlese
Halbtrocken
Bad Durkheim, Pfalz, Germany
$14.99
Jen’s Notes

This wine lured us in with fresh, sweet-smelling nectarine and florals on the nose. While still cold, the palate included tangy, juicy pear, and tasted more like a sauvignon blanc. Unfortunately everything fell apart shortly after that. The palate entry was almost cloyingly sweet and there was no complexity or balancing acidity behind it. Tasted blind, we couldn't have said what varietal this was, and it certainly didn't match our fond memories of the other rieslings we have had.