kabinett

To be more precise, the Mosel rieslings classified as kabinett or spätlese.

NYT > Home Page 2011

Just last week I had a sub $20 Uerziger Wurtzgarten riesling kabinett from Christoffel which was absolutely delightful.

How Tierce Riesling Gets Made: Inside the Winemaker's Lab 2008

With Riesling, the wine can be a kabinett (a more basic wine that tends to be drier), spatlese ( "late harvest," and is sweeter), auslese ( "select harvest," and even sweeter) and on to beerenauslese (a late harvest dessert wine that tends to be a bit more syrupy and sweet).

Ari Bendersky: Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet 2009

Our family custom for many years has been to gather on sunny weekend days and sip a Mosel kabinett or spätlese.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Yes, I know German rieslings come with two immediate strikes against them: those pesky terms, like kabinett and spätlese, are complicated and intimidating, and many people believe the wines are sweet.

NYT > Home Page 2011

Not all German rieslings are, but the kabinett designation indicates a riesling that will be slightly sweet.

NYT > Home Page 2011

Spätlese, like kabinett for less sugary grapes and auslese for later-picked grapes, refers only to the ripeness level.

NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010

Spätlese, like kabinett for less sugary grapes and auslese for later-picked grapes, refers only to the ripeness level.

NYT > Home Page By ERIC ASIMOV 2010

Very pure, great fruit and lively. on 4/13/2010 & rated 91 points: A bit rich for a kabinett, but quite delicious.

CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes) 2010

A wine labeled kabinett will be quite acidic and relatively dry.

The Shad Plank 2010