White

Riesling

Mercer

Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Riesling
Country
United States
Region
Yakima Valley · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Yakima Valley
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Sweetness
off-dry

Food pairing

lightly spiced food · seafood · salads · mild cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201486 pts

    This is an aromatic wine, with notes of peach, pear, soda water and apricot. It drinks off dry, with abundant stone-fruit flavors throughout.

  • 201388 pts

    Just a smidge over the edge into off dry, this is a big, juicy wine with a luscious mix of tropical candy fruit flavors. It's like tasting an entire roll of tropical Life Savers all in a glass. The residual sugar is offset with balancing acidity, and it's a versatile wine that c…

  • 201285 pts

    Off-dry and minty, with a strong streak of wintergreen, this simple, fruity Riesling offers fruit flavors of green apple and a bit of waxy lemon.

  • 201091 pts

    It would be interesting to slip this marvelous Riesling into a blind tasting of Mosel wines. Superb balance and finesse underscore the delicately rendered flavors of peach, apricot and lemon tea. A scent of powdered sugar is the only suggestion of the 1% residual sugar.

  • 200989 pts

    Rather delicate, with 12.6% alcohol yet a distinctly dry mouthfeel, this well-crafted Riesling mingles green apple, pear, lemon zest, grapefruit and melon fruit flavors. Good length and texture, with lemon tea flavors to wrap it up.

  • 200887 pts

    Tart and racy, with a nice mix of apple, pear, orange peel and pink grapefruit. The fruit is juicy and firm, the acids plentiful. This feels more substantial, less floral and delicate than many Rieslings, and quite dry, despite relatively low (under 13%) alcohol.