Winemaker Notes
This light and gulpable Riesling opens with a bouquet of floral notes that jump out of the glass. The florals continue on the palate supported by orchard fruits and fresh orange zest. Plenty of bright acidity and stoniness keep the wine inviting. This balanced wine pairs with dishes like lemon pepper chicken wings or crab cakes.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very flinty and lemony, this is a juicy and refreshing Kabinett-style riesling. Light-bodied and light on its feet for a wine from this warm region. Surprising concentration of ripe pear and peach fruit with lemony acidity. Notes of summer meadow. Long, joyful and complex finish. A cuvee of wines from the Bohlig and Konigswingert sites that was wild-fermented. From biodynamically grown grapes.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Hommage à Luise is an intensely fruity yet refined and elegant off-dry Riesling with a well-defined bouquet, round, lush fruit and a stimulating, fine, crystalline and saline finish with crunchy grip. This is a gorgeous, mouth-filling and sensual Riesling that was bottled as AP 01 24 with 9% stated alcohol and sealed with a screw-cap closure.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.