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Winemaker's Notes
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| Our 2007 Traditions Riesling shows why Eastern Washington is becoming a hub for Riesling. It is ripe, fresh and highly aromatic. The nose combines peaches and apricots. The flavors are rich, lush and juicy. The finish is off dry and balanced. |
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| 75 | | | 90 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | Brothers Butch and Jerry Milbrandt farm about 1600 acres of vines in eastern Washington. Evergreen, Pheasant and Wahluke Slope contribute to this luscious Riesling, all lying within the Columbia Valley. Eastern Washington is nearly a desert, with five inches of annual precipitation or less. Its cool climate lends itself ideally to Riesling. Some grapes for the famous Chateau Ste. Michelle “Eroica” Riesling come from what these two siblings produce. Newly arrived in the Atlanta market, the wine shows a lovely yellow gold color, and presents luscious classical yellow stone fruit characters, peach and apricot. A tiny bit of Muscat Canelli lifts the aromas. Well balanced (1.5% residual sugar); .77 total acidity; and way low 3.05 ph), the wine offers an off-dry lusciousness that is, like the aromas, focused on yellow stone fruits. Good acidity makes it absolutely mouthwatering. Foods: All sorts of Asian fare, from spicy seafood, fish and chicken dishes to vegetarian fare; Chinese spicy pork (but not wicked hot) and vegetarian fare; Thai lemongrass seafood and chicken; Korean crab pancakes and steamed dumplings with Ponzu dipping sauce; shumai; chicken apple sausages; chicken breasts baked atop thinly sliced onions and minced garlic; dishes with mustard and chicken or pork cutlets
Atlanta Wholesale Wine/NDC | 07/01/2009 |
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