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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Reeve Prism Riesling gives us a closer look at the high-quality wines coming out of the San Benito County AVA. TASTING NOTES: This wine is fresh, frisky, and focused. Pair its aromas and flavors of green apple and mineral notes with a Dungeness crab salad. (Tasted: August 19, 2019, 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.
Taking advantage of the cool Pacific breezes that arrive via gaps between the Gabilan Range and the Santa Lucia Mountains, San Benito AVA is a great Central coast source for cool climate whites and Pinot noir.