Wine Review – 2008 Cono Sur Riesling
I’m thinking about starting a Riesling fan club. Why? Because every one that I’ve tasted so far this year has been extremely good. The 2007 Jekel Riesling that we reviewed on Febuary 26th was a monster but the others that I’ve tried have not been too far behind. The 2008 Cono Sur is another terrific Riesling. We paired this wine with a spicy southwestern style chicken dish and this Riesling was explosive. It has intense citrus flavors and a terrific zesty, dry finish. This was our second reviewed wine from Cono Sur. You may recall, our review of their Sauvignon Blanc earlier this year – we liked that wine a lot too. But this Riesling is just downright awesome for the money. It’s not quite a 4 Star wine, but it comes pretty close! The 2008 Cono Sur Riesling is a great value-priced Riesling. I look forward to trying the other wines that Cono Sur has to offer.
WineLife365 Rating: 3 Star
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Tags: 2008, 3-Star, Chile, Cono Sur, Riesling, White Wine, Wine Reviews
4 Responses to “Wine Review – 2008 Cono Sur Riesling”
I absolutely love this wine, and the fact that it comes from the south of Chile. I read in their site (http://www.conosur.com I think) that they were the first winery in the world to produce Riesling there… Wow, huh? I really enjoyed this wine's refreshing mouth!
Cocho,
Thank you for your comment. Glad to hear that you found this gem of a wine just as delicious. I'm not sure if Cono Sur was the first ever Chilean produced Riesling – Chilean Riesling goes back to the 1930's maybe even further back. I have heard that Cono Sur was the first to make "biodynamic", or organic, Chilean Riesling.
Cheers!
Mark
Mark,
new website is awesome. Keep up the good work!
Bruce, thanks for the kind words!