2019 | Willamette Valley Vineyards | Riesling

This semi-sweet wine opens with a bouquet of juicy aromas of peach, orange, pineapple and honeysuckle. The mouthfeel is luscious with bright acidity that activates the palate and displays flavors of green apple, honeydew melon, lychee and nectar. The finish is wonderfully persistent with balance of sweetness and refreshing crispness.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: Honeysuckle, juicy apple and a touch of white peach all come through in a round and smooth wine with instant appeal. The finish remains bright and tangy. The back label indicates this is medium sweet, but it is so perfectly balanced between sugar and acid that it seems just barely off dry and could well accompany a spicy Thai noodle dish or other peppery entrée.

Producer Information

Willamette Valley Vineyards is a well-regarded wine estate based in Turner, Oregon, just south of Salem in the southern Willamette Valley AVA. It is known for its varietal Pinot Noir wines and other cool-climate grape varieties. The estate was founded in 1983 by Oregon native and UC Davis-trained winemaker Jim Bernau. To help fund new vineyards and winery ventures, Bernau conducted the first crowd-funding campaign in the US in 1988, selling shares of the business to the community. Willamette Valley Vineyards now has more than 7000 shareholders. The estate vineyard has 21 hectares (53 acres) of vines in volcanic, iron-rich soils. It is planted primarily to Pinot Noir, with a portion planted to Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. Willamette Valley Vineyards' most esteemed site, Tualatin Vineyard in the Tualatin Hills AVA, is one of the oldest vineyards in the region, and was acquired through a merger in 1997. This vineyard is planted to almost 46 hectares (110 acres) of Pinot Noir, six hectares (15 acres) of Chardonnay and 12 hectares (29 acres) of Riesling, along with smaller amounts of Gewürztraminer, Muscat and Pinot Blanc. The winery produces a range of single-vineyard and AVA-specific Pinot Noir Wines from Willamette Valley subregions including Chehalem Mountains, Dundee Hills, McMinnville and Yamhill-Carlton. Willamette Valley Vineyards also produces a range of varietal white wines including Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat and Gewürztraminer. Willamette Valley Vineyards also produces red and white wines from the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon, under the name Griffin Creek. It also boasts an additional cellar door facility in McMinnville.

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