2003 Peninsula Cellars Semi-Dry Riesling

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  6/19/2010 - sweetstuff wrote: 89 Points

  TN: Peninsula Cellars Riesling Semi-Dry 2003 Old Mission Peninsula; $14/750 ml; 11 percent alcohol by volume, Village Corner, Ann Arbor, MI. Made from a mixture of Tom's Vineyard and Dohm Vineyard fruit, both about as far north as Riesling is grown on the Old Mission Peninsula.
  
  An important re-visitation of a mature Riesling by the then-winemaker Bryan Ulbrich, during a time when balanced skin ripeness was a maturing element in his winemaking style. (Bryan now owns his own house, Left Foot Charley's).
  
  Cork-finished, double-decanted. Shows prominent sheeting. A slightly richer color than I remember for this wine. Also shows plenty of tartrate micro-crystals and still has some spritz.
  
  Raw paper and minerality edged with smoky caramel and with a hint of straight-bourbon sweetness shows a maturing secondary nose.
  
  Crisp and energetic entry to palate is still there, with plenty of juicy fruitiness. Clean and persistent aftertaste, good full texture, and has picked up some definite quality and style as it has aged. 89/100. Drink now-2012.
  
  Nice match with generic Piqua Chinese, which we wolfed down with good appetite.
  
  This shows what happens to good Old Mission Riesling at five or six years along from a good vintage. It does keep and improve, and still maintains its style. Bryan was, and is, still on the right track with all his whites, especially his Rieslings.

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  6/16/2006 - WST wrote: 88 Points

  Very nice Michigan riesling. Not nearly up to par with the '02 semi dry or select riesling, but still very drinkable and food friendly.

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  3/14/2006 - WST wrote: 88 Points

  Very nice Michigan riesling. Not nearly up to par with the '02 semi dry or select riesling, but still very drinkable and food friendly. This bottle had undergone a minor secondary fermentation, but the faint sparkling gave it a pleasant freshness, like a vinho verde with flavor, body and style. Paired wonderfully with Indian fare. Those in the know realize Michigan is making world class rieslings and gewurtzraminers. Even in off years, the wines are consistant. An '02 Peninsular Cellar Manigold Vineyard Gewurtztraminer recently blew the socks off the competition at a blind tasting here, easily taking the white WOTN on almost every voting card.

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