Chehalem Three Vineyard Riesling (Willamette Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

White

Uva

Riesling

País

United States

Região

Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley

Denominação

Willamette Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

high

Doçura

off-dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201691 pts

  Just slightly off-dry, this excellent bottle mixes its ripe lemon, orange and papaya fruit with breakfast tea-like flavors. Its acidity is ample enough to keep the sweetness at bay, making it a fine, all-purpose wine that should please a wide variety of palates.

• 201590 pts

  With its off-dry tango of sweet, tart and mineral components, this is a standout among a large range of Rieslings from Chehalem. Apple and white peach, citrus oil and wet stone are in play, with some grippy tannins adding a taste of orange pekoe tea. The residual sugar, listed a…

• 201492 pts

  This is a terrific vintage for this blend, helped by the decision to bump up the alcohol and reduce the residual sugar, now down to 16g/L. Though off dry, this retains a spine of steely acid, highlighting the bright and spicy lemon curd, orange peel and pink grapefruit flavors.…

• 201387 pts

  As with all the 2013 white wines from Chehalem, the alcohol is way down and the acids up in this blend of the three estate vineyards. All-stainless fermented, it's quite tart with green apple and grapefruit flavors dominating.

• 201288 pts

  A blend of three estate vineyards, this is all-stainless fermented, tart and tasting more of skin than flesh. Citrus flavors of lemon and grapefruit, firm acidity and a wash of minerality keep it clean and refreshing.

• 201189 pts

  Using grapes from all three estate vineyards, this slightly sweet (2.5% residual sugar) Riesling is textural and complex. Flavors of fruit skin and rind dominate, notably grapefruit and peach pit.