*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR company for the winery.
I don’t drink much Australian Riesling. Actually, I don’t drink much wine from Australia in general. No particular reason, I should really try to do so more often. Recently we popped open the 2009 Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Riesling. We drank it on its own, but I’m going to recommend this as a Thanksgiving wine as well, especially if you are looking to par down your wine budget a bit. This bottle will fit the bill well. The Chateau Tanunda Riesling clocks in at 12% alcohol by volume, has a screw cap closure, and retails for around $13.
Four takeaways from this wine:
1.) I liked this Riesling as an alternate style to some of the sweeter Rieslings I’ve been drinking lately.
2.) I intend to serve this as one of my white wine options at Thanksgiving this year.
3.) The wine delivered nicely for the price point.
4.) I usually suggest Riesling as a gateway wine for the “I don’t like wine” folks, but I think this one was a bit too dry to fall into that category.
On the nose I got lemon, stone, pear, apple, flowers, spice, and white pepper. The wine smelled light and lively and dry. In the mouth I found mostly lemon, some round pear and apple edges. The palate was light and refreshing, simpler than the nose. Overall I found it to be dry with good structure.
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