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86
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Süssreserve is the German term for adding unfermented grape juice, hopefully from the source, to balance riesling’s high acid. That balance works nicely in this off-dry wine. Flavours of musk, lavender and fennel are more muscat than riesling, but it works. LCBO 620104
- Price:
- $14.15
- Type:
- White
- Varietal:
- Riesling
- Vintage:
- 2007
- Region:
- Niagara Peninsula
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