White

Evergreen Vineyard Riesling

Tempus Cellars

Ancient Lakes · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

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

Food pairing

seafood · Asian cuisine · white meats · mild cheeses · salads

Rated vintages

  • 201588 pts

    Coming from the state's premier Riesling vineyard, this wine opens with lightly styled aromas of slate, apricot and peach. It drinks a hair off dry, with honeyed stone-fruit flavors.

  • 201488 pts

    Mineral, dried peach, lees and honeysuckle aromas lead to just off-dry flavors. Racy acidity frames it nicely.

  • 201391 pts

    An aromatic wine with abundant notes of ripe white peach, apricot, mineral and flowers. It drinks off dry (10.7 g/L residual sugar) with a pleasing sense of tension between the acid and stone fruit flavors leading to a long, persistent finish.

  • 201288 pts

    Coming from one of Washington's premier Riesling sites, it's redolent with peach, mineral and floral notes. It drinks almost completely dry with bright, crisp acids.

  • 201190 pts

    Another successful vintage for this wine, it maintains a clean, well-defined mouthfeel that barely registers the 1.3% residual sugar. The aromas of pear, melon and citrus rind introduce similar flavors, along with a suggestion of sweet orange candy.