13 Jul, 2006
Columbia Winery 2005 Cellarmaster's Riesling - Columbia Valley
Bravo USA!
Yes, it's been more than a week since my last post. We've been extremely busy with the house addition - very stressful - but things are finally winding down. We've had many a wine in the past week and a half - some new; some old friends. As the past few weeks have been a blur, I can't recall the wine we've guzzled. Tonight, we revisited one of the very first Rieslings we thought we liked. And it turns out we were quite accurate. This is good stuff - best domestic US Riesling we've had - Thanks to the Columbia Vallery of Washington State. In the glass we found deep amber. On the nose and the palate: honey, pear and apricot. And a very good balance between the sweetness and acidity. As we are used to fine German Rieslings, the apricot (a characteristic of American Rieslings, in our experience) was a different, yet not a welcome visitor. But this was quite good. Marjorie drank TWO glasses, and we drained a whole bottle (it's been a while since we did that!) It was delightful on its own, as an aperitif, but wasn't as successful with salsa and blue corn chips as its German brethren. $10 at Miami Valley Wine & Spirits.
The best domestic Riesling we've experienced!
Rating: 8.75 out of 10