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Weingut Runkel, Chardonnay Spätlese trocken, 2008

Posted by Julian 12 Jul 2009

Nice straw colour.
Smells of ripe green apple, a little grassy.
In the mouth, fresh nice apple fruit, with very noticeable sweetness (bordering on the off- dry category), good freshness, a light body (lighter than the actual 13% would make you expect), nice fresh acidity, a hint of nuttiness and minerality in the background.
A fresh, very enjoyable and clean chardonnay - not so much in the style of unoaked new world chardonnay, but rather for lovers of off-dry rieslings.

tags: Weingut Runkel, Chardonnay, 2008, Germany | Rheinhessen, white, 13%, half-dry, enjoyable

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