Wine Tasting – Weinkeller Erbach Flonheimer Adelberg Silvaner Dessert Wine

Name: 2010 Weinkeller Erbach Flonheimer Adelberg Silvaner

Variety: 100% Silvaner

Region: Rheinhessen, Germany

Country: Germany

Year: 2010

Price: $4.95/liter

Winery Review: “The fruity, mouthwatering wine has a nice acidity-sugar balance and comes from the so-called ‘Rheinhessen-Switzerland', the heartland of Rheinhessen. It has a floral bouquet and is full of lemon zest. Hint of passion fruit, and smells like yellow fruit, lemon-grass and green tea, all wrapped around a pleasant creaminess and a semi-dry profile. The finish is zippy and refreshing. Perfect for a party on the deck as it comes in a liter bottle!”

My Review: Rather than a bright sweet dessert wine, it had a sort-of deep, smoky sweetness to its aroma and flavor. The bottom of the bottle was lined with tartar crystals, which was interesting to see. That indicated that there was a slight acidic tone to the wine, and I definitely tasted it. This dessert wine had heavy lemon-y quality to it. I could definitely taste the lemon-grass.  There was a little heat in the finish, but for the most part, I found this wine very creamy. The bite at the end had the effect of cleaning the palate. The flavor lingered slightly, but it was more like when a juice flavor lingers.

With food?: I didn’t have any food with this wine.