September 20, 2018
We found the same pronounced acid as the Cl 21B Riesling, but palatable and welcome.
First sip is grape Kool Aid drink crystals. It really is that strong. Then a not too wholesome hit of uber alcoholic cherry and plum with the requisite oak. Despite the 14.9% we loved the jammy fullness and mouth feel. Up the nose like Vapo-rub.
Young. Young, young. Cellar indefinitely, although La F recommends five to seven, it seems to have potential for 10.
Price: An extremely reasonable $26 at the vineyard given the cellaring potential.
Market Liquidity: In your face. But give it time.
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September 20, 2018
We tried. Nope.
Acid. Just too much acid. At least there’s therapeutic benefit to apple cider vinegar. This wasn’t food friendly with hard cheese, braised pork or just as a late summer sipper.
The vineyard blurb boasts lavender, thyme, peach. We got nothing. Citrus and minerality. And enough acid to burn a hole on your palate.
I’m certain that in August, under a grape vine draped gazebo overlooking one of the many Okanagan lakes, this crisp (and forgettable) white would please. But I don’t think it has much utility outside of context and was a bitter disappointment.
Price: An extremely reasonable $19 at the vineyard.
Market Liquidity: Riesling rises to higher heights all down the valley…
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