White

Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese Riesling

Peter Nicolay

Germany

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Riesling
Country
Germany
Appellation
Bernkasteler Badstube
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Sweetness
sweet

Food pairing

fruit-based desserts · blue cheeses · spicy Asian cuisine · chicken with sweet and sour sauce

Rated vintages

  • 201191 pts

    Whiffs of crushed slate and smoke add earthy complexity to sweet yellow-peach and pink-grapefruit flavors in this delicate but composed Auslese. Intensely minerally on the palate, it finishes with a fresh, green, floral flair and piercing citrus acidity.

  • 200992 pts

    Fairly priced for an auslese of this quality, Nicolay's 2009 from the Bernkasteler Badstube is lean yet luscious, with a wiry frame of taut citrus upon which hang riper notes of ripe peaches and apricots. The finish is long and vibrant, echoing with pure fruity deliciousness.