Tasting - Frisk Prickly Reisling

Name:  Frisk Prickly Reisling
Variety:  83% Riesling, 17% Muscat Gordo
Country:  Australia
Region:  Victoria
Year:  2011
Price:  $11.95

Vintage Cellar Review:  Leave to the Aussies to come up with a tasty value wine with a sassy descriptive name.  frisk is a friskly Reisling with a pleasing level of prickly spritz lifting the ample fruity flavors.  It has a pale straw color, lively bubbles, loads of tropical fruit and jasmine aromas, off-dry fruity flavors, a refreshing 9.8% alcohol, and a sweet/tart finish;  and all that Australian goodness.

My Review:  This Reisling was by far my favorite wine at today's tasting.  This sweet wine had a pleasant berry aroma.  The taste had notes of strawberry and plum, and I enjoyed the smoothness.  The slight sparkle makes this wine a little indulgent and festive: the perfect wine for toasting a girl friend's birthday or celebrating a special occasion.  
I tasted this wine on its own without food.