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Willamette Valley Riesling

Willamette Valley Riesling Wine Details
Price: $25.00 per bottle

Description: Prepare yourself to experience the “wunderkind” of New World Riesling! The intensity of this wine is amazing. True Riesling fanatics will want to enjoy this wine for many years to come. Look for classic lime-blossom and fresh fruit salad aromas, laced with delicate myrrh spice. The flavor is mineral yet unctuous in texture. Flavors of lime—citrus, lychee, and fresh Cherimoya are perfectly balanced by the mineral edge between sweet fruit and stone. The finish is all fruit salad, white peach, and lime gelato, with a hint of that Cherimoya way at the back of a very long finish.

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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