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Wine Details
Price:
$17.95 per bottle
Description:
Alsatian in style, the 2005 Estate Riesling was created to reach out to true Riesling fans. Almost dry, this wine is rich and bright displaying lime sherbet, grapefruit rind and mineral aromatically, which come forth on the palate. Focus and direction allow the fruit to be carried effortlessly from attack to finish. Its mouth-watering acidity invites another sip! Albeit drinking well now, this wine will improve over the next 2 years in bottle. 818 cases produced. Silver Medal – 2006 Tri Cities Wine Festival. Silver Medal – 2007 San Francisco Chronicle
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Varietal Definition
Riesling:
On the sweeter end of the spectrum, some of the best dessert wines should give thanks to the Riesling varietal. Riesling is known for its complementary nature of combining balanced acidity with sugar. Rieslings are made dry to sweet, but it is the sweet style Riesling that brought about its popularity in the United States. With the rise of spicy sauces, marinades and dips to flavor our meal, Riesling plays a part in taking off the edge of the heat. Riesling is known for a number of signature characteristics: floral, citrus and pear. Riesling has peaked in California with 11,000 acres planted. Today, Monterey County’s cool-climate areas and its long growing season produce good amounts of character for the Riesling grape. Outside of
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