I get to taste this wine often in its early development phase, and it always impresses with intense aromas and flavors that are pure Riesling in its sweetest nectar-like expression. Finish? It doesn’t really, it just keeps going with spice and stone fruit, and a saffron note is developing with a little more time in the bottle. There is no better dessert wine for this price anywhere. A Platinum Award winner at the 2021 Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition.
Navarro Vineyards, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Riesling 2019
By Rich Cook