This is a dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes region in New York. At age 14, it is showing some age but still offering up plenty. Deep golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has canned peaches, slight petrol, and a bit of minerality. Medium bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, the peached come thru but also a bit of bitterness. Seems a bit part prime but the acidity is keeping it going. Nice finish. If you own any, drink up, but certainly worth drinking. Better with some food. It would be nice with a beet and goat cheese salad.
Riesling is something of an odd duck. Most people believe it’s always made in a sweet style, and certainly when made in California typically it does have a sweeter profile. But Riesling can range from bone dry to luxurious dessert wine For those unfamiliar with German Riesling, the vast majority have a light smell and taste of what is called petrol, yes, as in gasoline. But you’re not drinking gasoline. The weather, soil and the clones of Riesling that Germany typically uses offer these aromatics and it’s quite common and actually something very unique to the Riesling grape.
This is a slightly sweet Riesling from the Clare Valley in southern Australia. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose opens with some peach notes that adds some green apple scents. There is also a slight flinty note. Medium bodied, slightly viscous. Good acidity. On the palate, this is semi-sweet with flavors of peach, slight green apples and just a hint of minerality. Good finish. served to a bunch of professed "Riesling haters", this proved to be popular. It is also food friendly but don't forget the sweetness. This would go great with a Beet and Goat Cheese salad. Dri
This is "advertised" as the first Kabinett styled Riesling made in California. Technically, that designation has more to do with the alcohol in the grape must and not the finished wine, but what I think they are saying is that they stopped the fermentation at a place that resulted in the finished wine being sweet but just perceptibly sweet. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is more about fruit with lemon and orange citrus, some apples, and a hint of pineapple. Light bodied. Good balance. On the palate, this is slightly sweet with orange peel and granny smith apples. G
This is a dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes in NY, an area that has continued to raise the quality of its wineries and wines over the lest twenty years. This is outstanding. Deeper gold in color with some green hues. I would assume it is fermented and aged in neutral oak due to the color, but can not verify this. On the nose its more about minerality with slight lemony notes. Oily texture. Medium bodied. Good balance and acidity.
This was not as good as a bottle consumed in 2015. Could be bottle variation but probably worth drinking sooner than later. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean with lemon rind, wet rocks and slight pineapple. Still no petrol. Nice texture. Nice acidity. On the palate, lemon/citrus with great minerality. Long finish. Drink over the next few years. Very food friendly. A nice choice for Thai food.
This is a relatively inexpensive (although the price has probably doubled since this was released) Riesling from one of the top producers in Alsace. At age 16, it is drinking nicely. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean, no petrol, with some apples, light citrus and a hint of minerality. Medium bodied. Slightly viscous. Moderate acidity. On the palate, this is dry. Apples and minerals. Some lemons. Moderate finish. This is past prime but still offering up something. Drink up. This is better with food. It worked with a Spinach-Artichoke dip. No easy feat.
Light yellow gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has a lot of fruit; pineapples and peaches with some minerality. Clean. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is sweet but not overtly. Flavors of pineapple, peach and minerals. Modest acidity. Good finish. This is an easy drinking Riesling that should please most palates. It is lovely on its own and will work nicely with lighter foods. It would work well with Chicken Salad. Drink over the next seven to ten years.
