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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
Great value. Smartly translates Mosel charm, delicacy, purity and fresh fruit just as well as most wines twice the price. Ripe pineapple, paraffin and grapefruit aromas. Light, low alcohol (9.5 per cent), slightly spritzy, off-dry palate.
- Price:
- $9.45
- Type:
- White
- Varietal:
- Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay
- Vintage:
- 2006
- Region:
- Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany
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