2008 Late Harvest Riesling

TASTING NOTES

This Riesling was picked very late, December 10, to let the berries get the most of the concentration in flavors and acids that Riesling can express.  The aromas are complex with notes of star jasmine, honeysuckle, apricot and peach.  Bright and round in the mouth, it lingers with flavors of very ripe pear and exotic fruits covered with melted honey.

GRAPE SOURCE

100% CLAAR WHITE BLUFFS VINEYARD

WINE MAKING NOTES

Harvest date:  December 10, 2008

Brix at harvest: 27%

Fermentation: Cold and slow in stainless steel tanks for 30 days

Yeasts: Cote des blancs

T/A: 0.71g/100ml  pH: 3.24

Residual sugar: 10.8%

Alcohol: 11.5% Bottled: June 2009