Riesling is making itself at home in more and more countries, but where is it performing the best?”
The UK magazine Imbibe did a blind tasting among the “Greatest Rieslings on Earth” between 7,50 and 30 pounds retail, together with a panel of 14 professional wine critics. Chile had the best average scores of all the Riesling producing countries! Our Casa Marin Riesling Miramar Vineyard 2010 was rated as one of the Greatest Rieslings on Earth!
Here are the conclusions of the “The Greatest Rieslings on Earth” tasting:
- Wines were of a high standard, only one wine did not make it over the 60%
- Chile had the top average score, but with only two wine entries. New Zealand won a convincing second place with five wines – without approaching the higher prices of some of the other countries
- While prices were premium, there was plenty of value found
- Food matching was more of a factor for this tasting than for most. Panelists recognized the great potential of this grape
- There is seemingly a great discrepancy between the wine trade´s perception of Riesling and that of consumers
- A number of tasters commented on an appealing mushroom character in some of the best examples tasted.
It is very interesting to see the high scores and quality of the New World Riesling compared to the traditional Rieslings of Alsace, which are by the way more expensive than the Rieslings from the New World.
From our own experience, a Chilean Riesling at an higher price is more difficult to sell because of the competition in Germany, Austria and France. This study finally approves that we Chileans can indeed make very good, high quality Riesling!
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