That’s actually not quite correct, the full name is: Dr. Heidemanns-Bergweiler Bernkastler Badstube Spätlese 2007. Exhausted?
Fact: The names of German wines will give you a headache.
Fact: Riesling from Germany is pretty much one of the finest examples of the grape you’ll ever taste. If you’ve been busy drinking the staple Chateau Ste. Michelle, Kung Fu, friggin’ Kendall Jackson you find here stateside: German Rieslings will blow your friggin mind.
Fact: Alcohol is awesome.
This isn't the same wine, but awesome, nonetheless.
Fact: German wines are almost always sweeter than their foreign counterparts. They also have a lot of acidity, and demure flavors that really pair well with food.
This wine I picked up with the intent to have at a BYOB sushi joint with some friends, and finally decided to drink it because I was bored and dying of heat stroke.
How it Tastes
The color is straw gold. It smells floral with strong mineral notes. Reminds me of a standing underneath a waterfall. Tastes like loads of the same wet rock taste, hints of stone fruit with a lingering honey finish. Sweet, but so delicious in this 90+ Chicago heat.
This wine was a tad over $20, but their drier ’08 Kabinett from the same vineyard runs about $15 and was recently rated 92 points Wine Spectator (if you believe in that bullshit.)
Your mission for this summer, try German Riesling. Be awesome.
