Poet's Leap Riesling 2018
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Juicy kumquat and lively grapefruit aromas and flavors are laced with hints of white peach and honey with a pleasing streak of minerality throughout. Beautifully balanced with just the right amount of racy acidity, the off-dry finish is long and clean.
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Fresh and lively aromas of white peach, honeysuckle and lime together with an underlying minerally streak make for a pleasant and very inviting light-medium-volume aroma. Slightly sweet and wholly balanced by bracing acidity on the palate, the wine is firm and long in flavor if a tad on the stiff side as it finishes. Like so many of the top Rieslings, this one will get better and better as it ages, and while enjoyable today in its adolescent stage, it would be our very strong recommendation that it be hidden away in the back of the cellar for at least three or four years while it finds a more complete maturity.
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Vibrant aromas of pear, flowers, Meyer lemon and herb are followed by off-dry drinking, medium bodied Nestea iced tea flavors. Vibrant acidity backs it up, heightening the interest. It’s delicious, but give it some time to open up.
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Inspired by the great wines of Germany and winemaker Armin Diel, proprietor of the renowned Schlossgut Diel. Each vintage of Poet’s Leap uses small lots of hand-harvested grapes that are carefully sorted, whole cluster pressed and then fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks to capture the grapes’ bright fruit character.
Poet’s Leap is one of nine distinct wines from Long Shadows Vintners - a collection of ultra-premium wines, each built on the unique expertise of some of the world’s most knowledgeable winemakers to showcase the quality and caliber of Washington State’s Columbia Valley.
Since the beginning, Long Shadows' Director of Winemaking and Viticulture Gilles Nicault, has overseen the operations of the winery and worked closely with the vintners to bring each winemaker’s vision to completion. Internationally renowned winemakers Randy Dunn (Feather Cabernet Sauvignon); John Duval (Sequel Syrah); Philippe Melka (Pirouette Red Wine); and Michel Rolland (Pedestal Merlot) are active partners in their respective wines. Gilles now crafts Poet’s Leap Riesling and Saggi, a Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon blend, in styles that remain true to their original winemakers, Armin Diel and Giovanni Folonari respectively. Gilles crafts Chester-Kidder, a Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah blend, independently.
Gilles works closely with the state’s top growers to execute a diverse winemaking protocol at Long Shadows’ state-of-the-art facility in Walla Walla to produce wines of exceptional quality, true to the Columbia Valley’s terroir.