TN: 2017 Desire Lines Riesling Cole Ranch (USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County)

  • 2017 Desire Lines Riesling Cole Ranch - USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County (9/7/2020)
    If someone had served this to me blind, I am not sure what I would have said. It seemed to be a hypothetical blend of a German Riesling Feinherb and an Austrian Smaragd. Off dry and quite full bodied, it worked as a dinner wine, and on its own. Sunshiney peach and pineapple fruit gave some nod to California, but this was more ur-Riesling than an exemplar of west coast fruit. Nicely done!

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Love their wines … trying not to drink up all the Riesling too fast.

Seems like it could handle some short to mid-term cellaring.