2016 Meyer Riesling
Medium-Dry Riesling
Very aromatic, generous mouthfeel, with medium weight lifted by medium plus acidity. A wonderful long finish and mouth watering fruit that begs for more.
Comprised of riesling grapes from Meyer vineyard located in the Dundee Hills. The vines were planted in 2007 in volcanic basalt-jory soil.
Only 75 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
2016 Meyer Riesling is a Medium Dry wine.
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92 Points | Vinous - Pale straw-yellow. High-pitched citrus and orchard fruit and floral aromas, along with a smoky mineral overtone. Nervy and focused on the palate, offering juicy Meyer lemon, green apple and quince flavors that show superb tension and become spicier with air. Displays bright mineral character on the incisive finish, which leaves behind bitter citrus pith and floral notes.
Notes of baked apple, citrus and honeysuckle blossoms are complimented by a mouthwatering acidity that begs for another sip.
Sommelier
Homemade apple pie with a hint of cinnamon and a side of vanilla bean ice cream is what I would pair with this delicate wine.
Chef
Fresh can of tennis balls, lemon curd, and coriander
Assistant Winemaker
Winemaking Notes
Similar to the previous two vintages, the 2016 growing season continued to push the envelope for defining the new normal in Oregon as one of the earliest on record. An unusually warm spring brought bud break between 2-4 weeks early, and a short heat spell at bloom condensed the flowering period, resulting in a smaller fruit set. Summer provided average conditions with fewer heat spikes than the 2014 or 2015 vintages, which led to smaller berry size and a high concentration of flavors. A warm August shepherded along the early vintage at Brooks, running from September 2-October 12th. Though it was an intense growing season due to the early start, the harvested grapes showed wonderful concentration and complexity with high natural acidity.
- Type
- White
- Varietal
- Riesling
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Dundee Hills
- Vintage
- 2016
- Vineyards
- Meyer Vineyard
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 75
- Crush format
- Straight to Press
- Fermentation
- 50-70 degrees fahrenheit
- Bottling date
- 2017-02-02
- Harvest date
- 2016-09-28
- Vessel
- Stainless
- Alcohol percentage
- 12.5
- Residual sugar
- 11.8 g/L
- Ph
- 3
- Acid
- 7.3
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