2009 Vineland Estates Winery Riesling St. Urban

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  9/17/2017 - WhitbyWino Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Definitely has the freshness and acidity to go another decade.

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  8/7/2017 - TommyN Likes this wine:

  Strong petrol nose, beautiful gold. Surprisingly fresh acidity. High acidity. Apples.

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  7/8/2015 - WineCuentista wrote: 89 Points

  Appearance: Clear wine with a pale lemon colour.
  
  Nose: Clean nose with a medium+ intensity. This wine is developing.
  
  Right off the bat it is impossible to ignore the developing minerality of slatey stone and kerosene. With a little probing it is possible to detect the freshness of lime and green apple underneath but I always struggle with aged Rieslings as the tertiary notes are so powerful! Very slightly metallic on the nose too, I thought.
  
  Palate:
  Off-dry
  Alcohol: Low - 8.5%
  Acidity: High - Mouth wateringly so!
  Body: Medium -
  Intensity: Medium
  Finish: Medium+
  
  On the palate the lime really takes over, compliment the eye-watering acidity. Green apple and honey'd peach smooths this out with only a hint of the stony minerality - a hint of the future for this wine with further ageing perhaps? Drank this today during our lovely heatwave in Barcelona - the perfect drink for the weather!
  
  Very good Quality. This is my first time drinking Canadian Riesling and I thoroughly enjoyed it - I will definitely be on the lookout for more bottles in the future. Can drink now but should also be possible to age further.

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  10/28/2012 - Breukelman wrote: 88 Points

  Very nice white. It followed an outstanding Tawse 2011 Wine Club white though so the competition was stiff. Very enjoyable though I should have chilled it longer than I did.

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