Pale-medium straw color; lime, peach, wisp of smoke, wet slate on the nose; peach, pear, lime, green apple, Meyer lemon, dollop of honey, minerals, on the palate.
Off-dry (23.2 g/L); juicy, fruit-forward with excellent balancing acidity (2.8 pH)—a must with quality riesling. Nicely representative of a Mosel riesling at impressively wallet-friendly price. Medium body. Made with 100% riesling. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel for 18-24 days; sur-lie aging; no malolactic fermentation. Aged four months before bottling. Dominik Meyer is the winemaker. Versatile wine. 11% ABV
Clean Slate is made by a partnership between Moselland of Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, and Winebox, a fine wine importer. Clean Slate’s name reflects the thin, blue-slate stones that make up the soil of the Mosel Valley. The slate retains the warmth of the sun and helps grapes mature and ripen even after sunset. The slate is so precious and essential that it is retrieved from the river if the stones slides out of the vineyard and into the water.
Clean Slate Riesling, Mosel, Germany 2020 is classic Mosel riesling at astonishing price. Off-dry with citrus notes and very good balancing acidity. Fruit-forward, smooth, crisp, fun, tasty easy drinker. Clean Slate refers to the Mosel’s slate-covered, steep vineyards from whence it came. Pair with shellfish; lobster and crab; fish; sushi; pork; spicy food; chicken, duck, turkey; cured meats, charcuterie board; Mexican, Thai, Indian cuisine. Cheese—semi-hard, medium-aged cheeses; jarlsberg, colby, fontina, monterey jack, swiss, havarti, muenster, young cheddar. Off-dry riesling is excellent cheese wine, while dry riesling is more challenging wine-cheese pairing. $11-13
Winebow website, Clean Slate importer website
