Aromas of green and golden apples and lots of minerals/wet stones. Simple, yet drew me in. More zippy lemon notes complemented the palate.
Light-medium body. Palate is sleek and has some lemon zest, more apples, and some green pears. This is supplemented by strong notes of mineralogy and stones that hold a high note throughout the medium+ length finish.
It's a wonderfully made wine and continues to drink well with enough acidity to last another couple of years. I love the assertive mineral backbone of the wine, which, along with the acidity, holds up the fruit structure and the off-dry sweetness. Overall, it's simple, interesting, and delicious, all for $10 at my local wine store.
Gets a 90 from me because of its great balance between mineral and fruit flavors. But boy is it a nice wine and will enter my rotation of weekday drinkers with seafood and Asian-flavored dishes.
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Tjock o fet nya världen Riesling. Smörig doft av honung och tropiska frukter tex kiwi. Hög syra, mkt fruktig och med ett uns sötma. God efter maten men helt perfekt till ceviche.
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Straw. Bright. Stone fruits and rock quarry nose. Palate has balanced, off-dry sugar and acidity. It is tempting to discount such an inexpensive offering, but this innocent little wine is alive with aroma and drinking very well now paired with a light salad, and it's dusty minerality is rare in a new world Riesling.
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Medium straw color. Pear, honey and petroleum on the nose. Initial hit of lemon followed by green apple on the palate. Crisp and tart but still well-balanced.
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Columbia Valley Washington 12.5% abv Medium straw color with aromas of Granny Smith apples and tart citrus such as lemons and limes. Also a light tough of petroleum that evoked memories of walking through a truck stop off an interstate highway when on vacation. Very subtle and pleasing to the scent-memory recall. Tastes have the same tart apples and citrus. This is an off-dry wine, but leaning towards dry, not sweet. Moderate acidity with light to medium body. Long tart finish with the acidity giving way to the fruit. We tasted with sweet apple slices (honeycrisp) and an abergele and onion cheese. M=12+22+23+33=90 J= 13_23+23+32=90
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Crisp, glazed aromas and flavors with just the right amount of acidity to cut through honeyed notes of grove and orchard fruit. Develops a hint of minerality in the glass. Good value.
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M'a paru plus sucré que par les autres millésimes. Peut être aussi mon palais qui évolue! Agréable mais de moins en moins mon style même à ce prix. J'y préfère de beaucoup le Moyer Road de Stratus bu récemment.
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This had some sweetness that seemed to be placed very shortly after the initial taste in the mouth. The peach-like nose was far from German rieslings but none the worse for that.
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Getting strong apple from the nose. Taste is sweet with more apple, slightly crisp, and slightly tart. The wine is medium/light bodied. I agree with other commenters that it ends longish
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Medium straw color. Medium bodied with medium+ acidity. Aromas of green apple, like, tropical fruits, chalk, and slate. Sweet, medium length finish. Flavors of pear and apple. Crisp and almost a little bubbly. Paired ok with tuna sashimi.
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I would say this is medium dry like a Kabinett. Has full throttle aromas of minerals, lychees, gooseberries, veggies and stonefruits. Its light to medium bodied medium dry palate has nice opulent freshly fruited minerally stone fruits, lychees and veggies. Ends longish, fresh and tapering. 12.5%. Excellent value at 12 Euros. Has more heft than the 2017 I tried last year.
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Pale straw in color. Nose of green apple jolly ranchers, lemon, and gravel. Medium bodied and sweet. While only 15g/l in residual sugar, it presents as semi-sweet to medium sweet to my palate. Relatively straight forward palate of lemons, green apples. Long finish of candied lemon peel and some gravel. Leaves behind a soda like stickiness to the lips. This wine could really use some more acidity and complexity to help balance it out.
In the end, we could not finish this bottle. It feels and tastes more like a soda instead of a Riesling. I am not so hot on this wine on it even at the Costco price of $8 a bottle.
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Been drinking these for years and never really disappointed. Light and crisp...dry with high acids...sometimes a little sour green apple on the finish. Perfect with Thai or a cheese plate. Dry Riesling is a favorite.
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Served @ 11c/52f (12.5% abv, Screwtop) with Baked Salmon. Pale yellow in the glass. Nose is citrusy. Light bodied with a little sweetness evident, but not overpowering. Crisp and Refreshing, wine is well-rounded with just enough acidity to provide a pleasant lingering after-taste. Spouse Endorsed. A good value @ $8 Costco
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Upon opening, I was worried this would be a bit of a mess. The aromatics were really exuberant and almost artificial with a mélange of tropical fruits; somewhat of a New World Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc blend of gooseberry, mango, lychee etc. But the palate is more restrained than the nose would suggest - still definitely not classical Riesling, but relatively linear and crisp with good acidity. It's slightly off-dry, but not cloying. Refreshing, well-priced, and a good gateway drug to better expressions of the grape.
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Δεν είναι κακό, απλά μου είχε ρίξει κανά δυο καρατιές η Kung Fu Girl με καλύτερες χρονιές. Της partenaire (sic) μου δεν της άρεσε....ακόμα και κρασιά-κορίτσια ζηλεύουν γαμώτο!
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2/19/2024 - YCITOAIYL Likes this wine: 92 Points
향 : (따자마자) 상큼, 시트러스, 사과, 꿀
(잔) 사과, 청사과, 시트러스
맛 : 미디엄 바디, 꿀맛, 높은 산도
산도가 높지만 당도가 높아서 먹기가 편하다
가볍다, 사과 맛
밸런스 좋다
약간 단조로운 맛 (다채롭지는 않다)
-> 신맛보다는 단맛을 좋아해서 리슬링보다는
게부르츠트라미너가 더 좋은 것 같다
-> 가성비 좋다
점수 : 92점
재구매 의사 있다
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3/2/2023 - biggkahuna Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pretty gold in the glass.
Aromas of green and golden apples and lots of minerals/wet stones. Simple, yet drew me in. More zippy lemon notes complemented the palate.
Light-medium body. Palate is sleek and has some lemon zest, more apples, and some green pears. This is supplemented by strong notes of mineralogy and stones that hold a high note throughout the medium+ length finish.
It's a wonderfully made wine and continues to drink well with enough acidity to last another couple of years. I love the assertive mineral backbone of the wine, which, along with the acidity, holds up the fruit structure and the off-dry sweetness. Overall, it's simple, interesting, and delicious, all for $10 at my local wine store.
Gets a 90 from me because of its great balance between mineral and fruit flavors. But boy is it a nice wine and will enter my rotation of weekday drinkers with seafood and Asian-flavored dishes.
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1/31/2023 - emmett3000 wrote: 88 Points
Pale lemon; aromas of nectarine, floral blossom, lemon and mineral; off-dry, light to medium bodied; high acidity; apricots, apple and lime.
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1/14/2023 - Machta Likes this wine: 88 Points
Tjock o fet nya världen Riesling. Smörig doft av honung och tropiska frukter tex kiwi. Hög syra, mkt fruktig och med ett uns sötma. God efter maten men helt perfekt till ceviche.
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4/7/2022 - dmanzoni wrote: 89 Points
reliable and well balanced. Good value.
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3/31/2022 - ChickPilot Likes this wine: 72 Points
Fun and easy. That’s what she said.
Paired with stir fry
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2/25/2022 - JamesB. Likes this wine: 93 Points
Straw. Bright. Stone fruits and rock quarry nose. Palate has balanced,
off-dry sugar and acidity. It is tempting to discount such an inexpensive offering, but this innocent little wine is alive with aroma and drinking very well now paired with a light salad, and it's dusty minerality is rare in a new world Riesling.
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1/21/2022 - wcliao wrote:
decent pair with daily light food
some acid and some sweet
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1/15/2022 - Flavio Cavaleri Likes this wine: 91 Points
Trocken, mittlere Säure
Fruchtig (Nektarine, Ananas, leichte Banane), Moos
Ausgewogen in der Balance
In der Nase und im Mund gleich Düfte.
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12/31/2021 - anakha Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium straw color. Pear, honey and petroleum on the nose. Initial hit of lemon followed by green apple on the palate. Crisp and tart but still well-balanced.
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9/28/2021 - Mike&Julia Likes this wine: 90 Points
Columbia Valley Washington 12.5% abv
Medium straw color with aromas of Granny Smith apples and tart citrus such as lemons and limes. Also a light tough of petroleum that evoked memories of walking through a truck stop off an interstate highway when on vacation. Very subtle and pleasing to the scent-memory recall. Tastes have the same tart apples and citrus. This is an off-dry wine, but leaning towards dry, not sweet. Moderate acidity with light to medium body. Long tart finish with the acidity giving way to the fruit. We tasted with sweet apple slices (honeycrisp) and an abergele and onion cheese.
M=12+22+23+33=90
J= 13_23+23+32=90
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9/14/2021 - Cellarseller Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great value as usual but this vintage is now showing a lot of fruit- apricot & tropical fruit. Delightful with Asian food.
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9/1/2021 - Midlander Likes this wine: 90 Points
Reliable new world Riesling. Just off dry, a go to wine this summer and really good value in Costco. Typically drank with Asian food
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8/14/2021 - Doc Malvern Likes this wine: 89 Points
Off-dry, good apple and citrus fruit, Not massively complex but good with food.
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8/4/2021 - Wardy73 wrote:
Welsh mum destroyed
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7/24/2021 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is a nice and easy drinking Riesling from Columbia Valley.
Showing citrus, limes, lemons, spices, light diesel and minerals.
Medium bodied with high acidity. Well balanced, crisp and refreshing.
Dry to off dry on the palate with a tangy finish and better when properly chilled.
Good by itself or with food. Will pair nicely with spicy food.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
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6/9/2021 - xwine wrote:
Too sweet, too flabby. But I suppose it’s worth the $8.00 I paid (though it’s a close call).
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5/31/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 89 Points
Crisp, glazed aromas and flavors with just the right amount of acidity to cut through honeyed notes of grove and orchard fruit. Develops a hint of minerality in the glass. Good value.
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5/23/2021 - ThomasAgathon Likes this wine: 92 Points
91-93 TA
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5/11/2021 - Fwmsmeets wrote: 85 Points
Not a bad riesling but you get this quality in Germany for 3-4€ / l, no need to fly it to Europe all the way from Washington for a hyped label
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5/8/2021 - DonSacco Likes this wine: 88 Points
Smells of green apple and a bit petroleum. Taste apple, citrus, and crisp minerals. Long finish. Perfect for sushi, poké or salmon
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4/25/2021 - Torecar wrote:
Skall funger bra till sushi
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4/18/2021 - Esteban wrote: 87 Points
M'a paru plus sucré que par les autres millésimes. Peut être aussi mon palais qui évolue!
Agréable mais de moins en moins mon style même à ce prix. J'y préfère de beaucoup le Moyer Road de Stratus bu récemment.
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3/27/2021 - DK Amateur wrote:
This had some sweetness that seemed to be placed very shortly after the initial taste in the mouth. The peach-like nose was far from German rieslings but none the worse for that.
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2/27/2021 - Creeland wrote: 80 Points
Getting strong apple from the nose. Taste is sweet with more apple, slightly crisp, and slightly tart. The wine is medium/light bodied. I agree with other commenters that it ends longish
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2/14/2021 - Isabellec Likes this wine:
Medium straw color. Medium bodied with medium+ acidity. Aromas of green apple, like, tropical fruits, chalk, and slate. Sweet, medium length finish. Flavors of pear and apple. Crisp and almost a little bubbly. Paired ok with tuna sashimi.
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2/8/2021 - macaujames Likes this wine: 89 Points
I would say this is medium dry like a Kabinett. Has full throttle aromas of minerals, lychees, gooseberries, veggies and stonefruits. Its light to medium bodied medium dry palate has nice opulent freshly fruited minerally stone fruits, lychees and veggies. Ends longish, fresh and tapering. 12.5%. Excellent value at 12 Euros. Has more heft than the 2017 I tried last year.
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2/3/2021 - ChateauShiny Does not like this wine: 82 Points
Pale straw in color. Nose of green apple jolly ranchers, lemon, and gravel. Medium bodied and sweet. While only 15g/l in residual sugar, it presents as semi-sweet to medium sweet to my palate. Relatively straight forward palate of lemons, green apples. Long finish of candied lemon peel and some gravel. Leaves behind a soda like stickiness to the lips. This wine could really use some more acidity and complexity to help balance it out.
In the end, we could not finish this bottle. It feels and tastes more like a soda instead of a Riesling. I am not so hot on this wine on it even at the Costco price of $8 a bottle.
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1/9/2021 - Worldb Likes this wine: 89 Points
Been drinking these for years and never really disappointed. Light and crisp...dry with high acids...sometimes a little sour green apple on the finish. Perfect with Thai or a cheese plate. Dry Riesling is a favorite.
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12/30/2020 - red freddy Likes this wine: 88 Points
Served @ 11c/52f (12.5% abv, Screwtop) with Baked Salmon. Pale yellow in the glass. Nose is citrusy. Light bodied with a little sweetness evident, but not overpowering. Crisp and Refreshing, wine is well-rounded with just enough acidity to provide a pleasant lingering after-taste. Spouse Endorsed.
A good value @ $8 Costco
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12/28/2020 - Reddark Likes this wine: 86 Points
Good.
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10/22/2020 - blackbrownbeige wrote: 86 Points
Upon opening, I was worried this would be a bit of a mess. The aromatics were really exuberant and almost artificial with a mélange of tropical fruits; somewhat of a New World Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc blend of gooseberry, mango, lychee etc. But the palate is more restrained than the nose would suggest - still definitely not classical Riesling, but relatively linear and crisp with good acidity. It's slightly off-dry, but not cloying. Refreshing, well-priced, and a good gateway drug to better expressions of the grape.
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10/10/2020 - PAOK Wines Brussels wrote: 87 Points
Δεν είναι κακό, απλά μου είχε ρίξει κανά δυο καρατιές η Kung Fu Girl με καλύτερες χρονιές. Της partenaire (sic) μου δεν της άρεσε....ακόμα και κρασιά-κορίτσια ζηλεύουν γαμώτο!
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10/1/2020 - KimberJ wrote: 88 Points
Semi sweet. Nice tartness but simple. Crowd pleaser.
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9/10/2020 - ivsimler Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice and tart. Quite refreshing and it stands up to a lot.
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8/27/2020 - foobarski Likes this wine: 88 Points
Just sweet enough to be a killer match with fairly spicy carryout Chinese.
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