Community Tasting Note

Heynetty wrote:

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - Heights Dojo - Blind - Thurs Oct 4th - Inaugural Meeting: Tasted Blind

A: Medium gold
N: Honeysuckle, Peach, frangipane, quince, lime peel, ginger. Pronounced intensity. Fully developed.
P: Dry, high acid, medium (-) alcohol (12.2%), medium body, pronounced intensity and medium (+) finish
C: BLIC? balanced, length, intensity. Its a very good quality wine. Its from Columbia Valley, Washington. I would drink this now. There is no upside to aging.

Winemaking:

Two-thirds of the grapes for the 2012 Sphinx Riesling were handled as whole clusters to preserve their bright, energetic character, with the other third crushed on skin contact to add weight and intensity. To enhance complexity, 60% of the wine was fermented in stainless steel using native yeast, with the other 40% fermented in neutral French oak using an Austrian yeast selection. The final wine is bone dry with 1.2 g/L of residual sugar, and an alcohol content of 12.2%.

GUESSES:
The high acidity on this grape and the honeyed nature brought me to Chenin Blanc but that peachiness lead me to Riesling as a final conclusion. The nature of the fruit and intensity made me think moderate climate. Never guessed Washington.

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