Riesling

**Riesling** is a white grape from Germany's Rhine region, widely regarded as one of the noblest white varieties for its purity, transparency and ability to express place with startling precision. **In the glass** — pale in colour, with aromas of lime, green apple, apricot and, with age, a distinctive petrol note; the palate is bracingly high in acidity, light bodied and can range from bone dry to lusciously sweet. **Where it grows** — Germany's Mosel and Rheingau are the benchmarks, giving delicate, mineral wines, while Alsace produces richer dry styles and Austria, Australia's Clare and Eden Valleys and Washington State add their own signatures. **At the table** — superb with spicy Asian dishes, pork and shellfish. **Cellaring** — one of the great agers among whites, evolving remarkably over one to several decades.

Wines

• 1211 Riesling — Schloss Vollrads
• 45 Rugientes Corte de Blancas — Otronia
• Abtsberg Superior — Maximin Grünhaus
• Achleiten — Schmidl
• Ackland Vineyard Watervale Riesling — Knappstein
• Ackland Watervale Riesling — Knappstein
• Ak Bastau Prima — Arba Wine
• Almond — Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
• Alte Reben — Markus Molitor
• Alte Reben Riesling Trocken — Karthäuserhof
• Alte Reben Spätlese — Schloss Saarstein
• Altenbamberger Rotenberg GG — Gut Hermannsberg
• Altenberg GG Alte Reben — Van Volxem
• Altenberg de Bergheim — Cave de Ribeauvillé
• Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru — Marcel Deiss
• Am Schloßberg Riesling Spätlese — Toni Jost Hahnenhof
• Amour Schwihr Côtes d'Ammerschwihr — Binner
• Annaberg — Andreas Bender
• Apotheke Riesling Grosses Gewächs — Weingut Milz-Laurentiushof
• Apotheke Riesling Großes Gewächs — Weingut Milz