The stated universal steeliness is qualified by the later description of tangy Austrian acidity. Austrian Riesling being 'always dry' and Prädikat sweetness shorthand are not adopted as regulatory facts. Soil-related smoky/slate language is association, not proof of mineral transfer.
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Riesling is presented as high-acid, vertical and steely, with fruit and sugar organized around that backbone. The regional survey differentiates German regions, Alsace, Austria, Australian regions, Washington and Finger Lakes.
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Riesling: acidity, sugar tension and internal qualifications
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Riesling is presented as high-acid, vertical and steely, with fruit and sugar organized around that backbone. The regional survey differentiates German regions, Alsace, Austria, Australian regions, Washington and Finger Lakes.
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The stated universal steeliness is qualified by the later description of tangy Austrian acidity. Austrian Riesling being 'always dry' and Prädikat sweetness shorthand are not adopted as regulatory facts. Soil-related smoky/slate language is association, not proof of mineral transfer.
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