The 2008 Rainer Wess Riesling Achleiten has an electric light straw color with green flecks; the concentration is medium-minus and the viscosity is medium-plus. The nose has a moderate intensity and combines citrus and orchard fruits: lemon, tart yellow skinned apple, tart red skinned apple, under-ripe brown skinned pear. Wet stone minerality meets apple blossom.  On the palate, the wine is almost bone dry with a medium-minus body. There is a hint of orange oil added to the fruit nuances, but overall the fruits display the same tartness as the nose, yet the mouthfeel is incredibly supple. Floral and stony. The acid is high. The finish is longer and minerally. A very elegant Riesling, which borders on being powerful backed by 13% abv. Nice wine for under thirty dollars. Drink it with Asian take-out or fried chicken.

Anthony Garcia
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