Poet's Leap Riesling 2013

Professional Ratings

• 93 Wine Enthusiast
  One of the consistently finest Rieslings from the state, this is technically off dry, but feels dry given its exceptional acidity. Elegant citrus and floral aromas introduce a dense, textural midpalate. A showase of style and panache, its layered citrus and stone fruits bring both skin and flesh flavors into focus. Cellar Selection.
• 92 Tasting Panel
  Off-dry and minerally with elegant style and juicy fruit; precise, tangy and showing crisp peachy flavors and notes of citrus, racy and crisp with with vibrant flavors and a long finish.
• 91 Connoisseurs' Guide

  When originally reviewed some half-dozen years back, the 2013 Poet’s Leap Riesling came with the recommendation that it be held until its fourth or fifth birthday, and, now having come of age, it has rounded and broadened without losing a step. It is slightly viscous to start but shows the tell-tale structural firmness of Poet’s Leap bottlings, and, while there is no need to hurry in pulling its cork, it is drinking nicely right now.

• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Also rock-solid, the 2013 Riesling Poet's Leap is a delicious, lively and crisp white that offers plenty of mint, green citrus and flint- like minerality to go with a medium-bodied profile on the palate that delivers a kiss of sweetness.