Winemaker Notes
The Armand Riesling is rich in tropical fruit and generous to a fault with residual sugar. Fragrant; an uplifting slightly sweet Riesling with an aroma of ripe peach sneaking in. The taste is juicy and round with a slight sweetness ending with a fresh aromatic finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
There's a delicate copper tone that illuminates zesty tangerine and lemon in this intensely fruity, concentrated sip. Off dry and shrouded in a lacy veil of sweetness, it's a lip smacking, delightfully peachy kabinett offset by bracing lime acidity.
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.