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Haarmeyer Wine Cellars, Riesling "Wirz" Cienega Valley - 2019

Name: Haarmeyer Wine Cellars, Riesling "Wirz" Cienega Valley
Brand: Haarmeyer Wine Cellars
SKU: 45048
Price: 27.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 45048 750mL

A dry, more structured Riesling that's golden in color. This comes from the Wirz vineyard was planted in 1963, back when big wineries were still planting vines on their own roots and furrow irrigation. Miraculously, the vineyard remains intact, thanks to the Wirz family. The site is east of the San Andreas Fault line and is limestone and granite-based.

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Color

White

Vintage

2019

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

San Benito

Producer

Haarmeyer Wine Cellars

Grape Variety

Riesling

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Staff Pick Notes

It’s not everyday you have the privilege to taste a wine grown next to a fault line in the earth’s crust, let alone a Riesling grown next to the San Andreas Fault! These old vines are some of the oldest Riesling vines in California (1963), and when both the vineyard manager and winemaker let nature do the talking, special things can happen. Own-rooted vines without irrigation allow these roots to dig deep into the fissured terroir. A little skin contact lends color, texture, and a savory edge to this wine, where vibrant notes of tea leaves and fresh squeezed lemon juice intertwine with honey and apricot to create a unique Riesling worthy of your attention. Similarities to a classic Arnold Palmer are evident here, with some fault-line pixie dust sprinkled in.

- ADM

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...