Some current Rieslings – many delicious and not expensive

These have been sorted alphabetically by country (or region in the case of Alsace) and are listed upwards in retail price, given here for the UK. See WineSearcher for prices and stockists elsewhere.

See also wine news for an overview of Riesling vintages, particularly news of Germany's 2002s.

ALSACE

Bott-Geyl Riesling Burgreben 2000 Alsace 15
£8.95

Slight whiff of hair oil on the nose denotes as excess of phenolics, as does the bitterness on the finish. A definitively dry wine though from this biodynamic producer.

Rolly-Gassmann Riesling Pflaenzerreben 1998 Alsace 16
£14.99

This one starts sweet and then becomes very...