2009 Red Newt Cellars Riesling Sawmill Creek Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
Champagneinhand Likes this wine:
Monday, December 16, 2013 - A bit of sulphur when opted, but it was fairly quick to blow off. Greenish-gold in the glass, nice nosh of crisp green apple, like Pippin, with some grapefruit and a hint of peach that wasn't quite to the sweetest stage of life and some white florals. On the palate a serious mineral driven acidity, bites in, with the Pippin apple and grapefruit as well on the palate. Nice mineral taste to this like slate, and the finish is nice as well, with mouth puckering acidity that has the fruit and mineral running through the mind as my mouths salivates. Very nice example of Finger Lakes Riesling done really nicely. I wish more examples of this kind of Riesling could get outside the NY state area and into the hands that love a good crisp Riesling to go with some spicy peanut Thai chicken. Just a great example of why I hope we can do a Custom crush for these types of wines to reach the proper hands.
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Comment posted by Seth Rosenberg:
12/16/2013 4:22:00 PM - Nice review. Have you tried the 09 Davis or Lahoma? They are both excellent as well - better than the Sawmill IMO.
Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
12/16/2013 5:33:00 PM - I haven't had a chance to try them. I bought this at whitehouse liquors in Henrietta, south of Rochester. I will most likely come down to the lakes and drink some different wine with KPB as we discuss options for 2014. I'll look in Century for these other ones you mentioned. Really some great stuff being put out these days. I really would like to get the stuff out to the Riesling lovers across the country. many already make a pilgrimage up here for vacation, but a custom crush usually involves a release party and that could bring more up to this neck of the woods, and they can see how warm and invited the F.L. region really is.