(Sheldrake Point Vineyards Riesling Finger Lakes) Ripe, almost overripe on the nose with gobs of juicy, sweet peach backed by fig preserves and a little pineapple. "Big" for a riesling, it fills the mouth with more ripe flavors -- peach, pineapple, pear and golden -- with a subtle honey and fennel frond notes. Though fairly sweet (3.6% RS), that sugar is balanced nicely by the kind of acidity that often only comes in a bag on the West Coast. It's a showier, more mature style than many 2008s, but the balance is good and the finish is good-not-great as well.
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By Lenn Thompson
(Sheldrake Point Vineyards Riesling Finger Lakes) Ripe, almost overripe on the nose with gobs of juicy, sweet peach backed by fig preserves and a little pineapple. "Big" for a riesling, it fills the mouth with more ripe flavors -- peach, pineapple, pear and golden -- with a subtle honey and fennel frond notes. Though fairly sweet (3.6% RS), that sugar is balanced nicely by the kind of acidity that often only comes in a bag on the West Coast. It's a showier, more mature style than many 2008s, but the balance is good and the finish is good-not-great as well.5/5/2010, (See more on New York Cork Report...) 85 points