Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Cole Ranch AVA—less than a quarter mile—is the smallest appellation in the United States. The 2019 Cobb Cole Ranch Riesling is an outstanding wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of green apples, stones, and rocks. Serve it with steamed Dungeness crab in a ginger and scallion sauce. (Tasted: August 15, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.