Looking for that great dry Riesling for the summer evenings on the deck? Here's a good place to start. Cheap, quite dry, and very tasty, the Cono Sur Bicycle possesses all of those great flavors you want in a Riesling. I detect a bright promising nose with a bit of blossoming flowers and lemon. Big white grapefruit up front, some minerals and a dry finish - almost briny. I'm quite surprised at the quality from Chile on a grape not famous there. I've seen some good quality Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay lately, but this is very surprising. I'm told these vineyards are at higher elevations so the terrior imitates Pfalz or Alsace. It shows in this nice number from Cono Sur.
T-Scale 89+. It's quite nicely priced at $10 or so. I'd almost case this one just to have a great hot-weather deck-ready bottle just a bit chilled for that start to the weekend. At this price, why not. Summer's almost here so it's time to look for those great whites and roses.
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