I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our next contestants…
Simone Bainbridge and Jay Jones of Pourhouse.
Schloss Schonborn 2008 Estate Riesling
ABV: 9.5%
Category: Riesling
Country: Rheingau, Germany
Winemaker: Schloss Schonborn
Varietal Character/Distinctiveness: 4
Expression: 3.75
Complexity: 3
Balance: 3.75 ~ Simone: “No distinctive flavour on the palate, well-rounded, coated the mouth, long finish.”
Jay: “Off dry with a touch of heat in the finish.”
Value: 3.75 ~ Jay: “Gives a lot for the price.”
Score: 18.25/25
Further Tasting Notes: ~ Simone: “Buttery.” Jay: “Be interesting to taste in a few years.”
Availability: BC Liquor stores
Pricing: $19.99
Wine review by Simone Bainbridge and Jay Jones of Pourhouse.
