Pacific Rim Riesling 2007
Tasting Date: 2/6/2013
Varietal: Riesling 2007
Country: Washington
Tasting Date Price: $10.99
Rating: WS 2011 87; WE2011 91
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
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Visual Aspect: Light straw.
Palate: spicy spin on citrus rind, peach & apricot flavors. An intriguing hint of white pepper as well, & an overall sensation of density, intensity & exceptional length.
Food Pairing: Harmoniously complements cuisine from Asian to European to a wide variety of seafood, cheeses & cold meats
Winery Notes:
To make our Dry Riesling, we pick our grapes relatively early (21-22.5 Brix). The Riesling juice is fermented at cold temperatures for 30 days and then aged in stainless steel tanks. We leave our dry wines sur lie (which means that we keep the wine on the yeast lees to increase the mouthfeel of the wine) post fermentation for five months and we stir the lees once or twice a week. We use no oak and no malolactic on this wine — it’s as pure and unmanipulated as it gets.
