Sineann Riesling Medici Vineyard 07
winery: Sineann
Previous vintage tasting notes from the winery: "This may be the best wine we made in 2003. A pretty strong statement when one considers the extremely high quality of the wines we have sitting in barrel in the winery at this time. The Resonance Pinot, the Old Vine Zin, the Block One Cab and others are just fantastic. On the world stage, though, this Riesling may be the best. It has incredible floral aromatics; rich, complex flavors that evolve on the palate; supporting acidity that elevates and preserves the intense fruitiness. Bottles we open improve for weeks - weeks! - before heading downhill. The vines are almost 30 years old, are cropped and tended like Pinot Noir and were left to hang late into October of 2003, long enough for nearly every cluster to be botrytis-affected."
Nicely balanced, rich Riesling made in Old World style, 8& residual sugar makes this almost a "late harvest" in style.
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The winemaker says: "The grower, Hal Medici, and I have been convinced that we could make a great Mosel-style Riesling off his thirty year-old vines. We have been making Icewines for many years under the Medici Vineyards label. This year Hal agreed to sell me the fruit. This wine is the result. A near perfect harvest brought in Riesling, ripe with a fair amount of botrytris and great acidity. The wine is amazing, evolving on the palate in myriad ways."
