Dry Riesling typically shows high acidity, light-to-medium body, and flavors of lime, green apple, citrus peel, white peach, blossom, and pronounced mineral notes such as slate or petrol.

Core Tasting Profile

• Aromas:
  Lime, green apple, lemon pith, grapefruit, blossom, and sometimes herbal notes.
• Minerality:
  Slate, wet stone, or petrol (a classic Riesling marker, especially with age).
• Fruit Notes:
  White peach, apricot, and occasionally exotic fruit depending on region and ripeness.
• Structure:
  High acidity, light to medium body, low tannin, and a long, citrus‑mineral finish. Regional Style Differences

• Alsace (France):
  Precise, mineral, fuller-bodied, citrus and stone fruit, long dry finish.
• Germany (Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz):
  Lime, green apple, slate minerality, high acidity; petrol notes develop with age.
• Australia (Clare & Eden Valley):
  Lime zest, green apple, razor‑sharp acidity, pronounced minerality.

Example Tasting Notes from Specific Bottles

• Rheingau Riesling Trocken ‘Schonhell’ 2021 (Prinz):
  Straw yellow; citrus, lemon peel, faint hydrocarbons; very fresh, vertical acidity, white‑peach finish.
• Rheingau Riesling Trocken ‘Jungfer’ 2021 (Prinz):
  Pale straw; aromatic herbs; fresh, savoury, highly drinkable.

Serving & Pairing Notes

• Serve at: 8–10°C to preserve freshness and aromatics.
• Best with: Pork, fish, cabbage/sauerkraut, paprika dishes, r
  

  Dry Riesling typically shows high acidity, light-to-medium body, and flavors of lime, green apple, citrus peel, white peach, blossom, and pronounced mineral notes such as slate or petrol.

  Core Tasting Profile

  • Aromas:
    Lime, green apple, lemon pith, grapefruit, blossom, and sometimes herbal notes.
  • Minerality:
    Slate, wet stone, or petrol (a classic Riesling marker, especially with aging
  • Fruit Notes:
    White peach, apricot, and occasionally exotic fruit depending on region and ripeness.
  • Structure:
    High acidity, light to medium body, low tannin, and a long, citrus‑mineral finish.

  Regional Style Differences

  • Alsace (France):
    Precise, mineral, fuller-bodied, citrus and stone fruit, long dry finish.
  • Germany (Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz):
    Lime, green apple, slate minerality, high acidity; petrol notes develop with age.
  • Australia (Clare & Eden Valley):
    Lime zest, green apple, razor‑sharp acidity, pronounced minerality.

  Example Tasting Notes from Specific Bottles

  • Rheingau Riesling Trocken ‘Schonhell’ 2021 (Prinz):
    Straw yellow; citrus, lemon peel, faint hydrocarbons; very fresh, vertical acidity, white‑peach finish.
  • Rheingau Riesling Trocken ‘Jungfer’ 2021 (Prinz):
    Pale straw; aromatic herbs; fresh, savoury, highly drinkable.

  Serving & Pairing Notes

  • Serve at: 8–10°C to preserve freshness and aromatics.
  • Best with: Pork, fish, cabbage/sauerkraut, paprika dishes, roast chicken, spicy or

  oast chicken, spicy or sauses