A year after this wine took top dessert honors at this competition, it was back in the hunt, and it’s no worse for wear with another year in the bottle. Dried stone fruit, baked apple, honey and marzipan are bold on the nose and full flavored in the mouth, finishing with cleansing acidity that keeps the flavors amazingly fresh for a wine of this age. Dessert that needs no accompaniment! Sold in a 375ml bottle, and as for the proprietary name, please no lawsuits from Bordeaux or Paris — it’s not right to “kill the messenger”! A Platinum Award winner at the 2021 Monterey International Wine Competition.
De Tierra, Monterey County (California) Riesling 2009
By Rich Cook