WTN: Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett 2004

Rheinhessen

Medium dark gold in the glass.

Lots of petrol and honey on the nose.

Good acidity, medium weight, tangy green apple, lemon, honeyed, spicy, refreshing, a light dirty streak.

A long, mouthwatering, spicy finish, with a dirty-rough streak.

Enjoyable but rather simple and I didn't care for that dirty streak.

[David M. Bueker]

A dirty/rough streak sounds odd. The Jean Baptiste is normally whistle clean & precise. The honey note does not ring true either. Perhaps heat damage?

Hi Bruce,

I would have to agree with David. The dirty streak is an anomaly. Jean Baptiste is often my house white wine because of its affordability and consistent quality. I built up a vertical of it and we tasted 5 years 2000-2005 (every vintage except 2004 that I never saw offered at LCBO) and they were all good to very good wines. Maybe an off bottle? Or maybe something in the 2004 vintage?

[David M. Bueker]

That's not a 2004 vintage characteristic. Maybe 2000 or 2006, but not whistle clean, minerally, acidic 2004.