Sunday, September 15, 2013

Znovín Znojmo Kerner 2008 výběr z hroznů

Variety: Kerner (Trollinger x Riesling)
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Znojmo sub-appellation, Hnanice village, Knížecí vrch vineyard
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Residual sugar: 5.6g/l
Acidity: 6.2g/l
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: expressive, flowers, lemon crust, minerality, nicely structured with proper bottle maturity
Taste: medium body, very nice minerality, lime, almost towards tropical fruit with hint of mango (not overripe), big juicy red apple, long  finish
Recommended food pairing: fish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: cork
It does remind me Riesling, but it has more aromatic profile both in the nose and the taste where you can find even tropical fruit. For comparison check my notes from my last tasting of the same bottle from February 2013, where you can find the pictures of the bottle.

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