Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Riesling Reserve 2010
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High-toned and minerally at the outset, this dry white gains passion fruit and citrus accents with air; after a day, white peach scents emerge. In itst youth it comes off as a bit backward, but it has all the elements for development in the cellar - especially the sleek, slate inflected finish.
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Ripe but focused, with a broad range of anise, creamed apple, ginger and orange blossom notes backed by a long, green fig-filled finish. Drink now through 2014. 485 cases made.
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Hermann Wiemer was born in Bernkastel, Germany into a family with 300 years experience in making the distinguished vinifera wines of the Mosel Valley. He arrived in the United States in 1968 already well versed in the European tradition of fine winemaking. To this heritage he added the skill of grafting fragile vinifera vines onto sturdy American rootstock.
In 1973 he bought 140 acres on the west side of Seneca Lake, which he planted with a variety of European vinifera grapevines. Visitors who wish to see these vines, along with ponds and the six acre nursery, can take the popular Vineyard Walk through the property.
The Winery, which produces 12,000 cases each year, was designed in 1982 by an award winning team of Cornell architects. Enclosed within the shell of a seventy-year-old scissor-trussed barn, it accommodates a laboratory, tasting and retail sales, a wine production area and a private tasting room. Its unique white cathedral-like interior counterpoints the bare wooden walls and sleek Italian stainless steel tanks.