

Clean Slate Riesling is a pleasant, everyday wine, and as far as the quality to price ratio goes, it’s a big winner. In short, it’s everything you want in a glass of fine white wine. I don’t mind that because it’s still crisp and finishes smoothly. It’s subtle, but there’s also an earthy quality to the taste. It offers a range of distinctive flavor notes packed into one drink. And even though I’ve tried many before, this wine did take me a little by surprise. Now, I’ve always been strongly biased towards white wines from the start. The spiciness fades and the finish is clean. The acidity of the Riesling grape is experienced more strongly at the end of each sip. It’s dry and sour, with a range of fruity flavor notes. FinishĬlean Slate Riesling has one of the smoothest finishes you’ll find in wine. You won’t need discerning taste buds to detect the small notes of fruit such as peach and apricot in the aftertaste. The slate-rich slopes the Riesling grows on gives the wine a unique combination of flavor notes. For this reason, it pairs well with spicy foods. It’s more dominantly citrus, with a dry sweetness and just a pinch of spiciness. Swirling your glass can help you get a better sense of the wine’s intricate flavors. You might pick up on a delicate lemon or peach quality. But, Clean Slate Riesling has more fascinating notes in its scent than most wines. The riper it is, the more acidic the taste and greater the intensity of the aroma.

The scale of pungency can depend on how long the grapes have been ripened. Riesling starts with a sharp smell bearing undertones of pungency. It comes in a modern, elegant Bordeaux bottle that states upscale dining despite being only 12 dollars. The color is closer to eggshell white than yellow. You’ll find that the Clean Slate Riesling has an appealing fresh look and warm transparency. And again, depending on the environment that the grapes have been nurtured in, you can also expect to taste mild hints of melon, nectarine, pineapple, and other tropical fruits. It’s accurate to say Clean Slate Riesling is more on the sweet side with some acidity/sourness common to these wines. Since the soil it grows in is rich in slate, it adds a unique mineral quality to the wine. Like we said earlier, Riesling tends to embody the environmental factors during growth and emulate their taste. This changes to a peachy, ripe acidic flavor thanks to the soil’s richness absorbed by the Riesling. The first notes you’ll pick up on are earthy and moderately spicy.
