Peter Mertes (Liebfraumilch)

Name: Peter Mertes
Variety: Liebfraumilch 
Region: Rheinhessen
Country: Germany
Year: 2009
Price: $5.95

Winery review: Leibfraumilch is a soft, delicate wine of the Rheinhessen and Palatinate districts.  The original wine was named after the Leibfraumilch monastery in Worms, where the monks were the first wine growers and produced an unusually pleasing wine.  Wines of the Rheinhessen and Palatinate are noted for their aromas, well-balanced harmony, and fragrance.  Leibfraumilch, as all excellent white wines is best served chilled.  We suggest serving with cold entrees, as well as poultry, such as chicken or turkey, or even with a mild Cheddar, mellow and slightly nutty with a medium consistency.  

My review:  Crisp, clean and sweet fragrance.  No distinct fruit component on the nose.  Tasted very sweet -- but I kind of liked it.  Acidic, refreshing, with a hint of apple on the mid-palette.  


I tasted this on its own without food.