It’s a sad fact that most of this delicious Napa Valley Riesling will be consumed too young, before it’s had a chance to really show its stuff. Firmly structured and beautifully balanced, this vintage exhibits notes of fresh lime, wet stone and flinty minerality. It’s absolutely gorgeous now, but has the potential to improve over the next decade if properly cellared. My solution would be to buy a case and cellar half while drinking the other half. A Platinum Award winner at the 2019 Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition.
Trefethen Family Vineyards, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley (California) Dry Riesling 2018
By Robert Whitley