2013 Pacific Rim Riesling Icewine

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  1/6/2017 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  Initial impression on my part was that this has a rather subdued aroma, especially for an icewine. What was there was more reminiscent (to me) of Gewurtztraminer than Riesling. The aromas were more spicy and burnt sugar than the petrol and lemon I often get with Riesling of any sugar level (hence the Gewurtz thought).
  
  First few sips, I got cotton candy, tropical fruit, and a sense that this was a rather light icewine. More like an Ontario VQA Select or Special Select Late Harvest. But that's neither here nor there...is it good? Yes. With a bit more air and warming up some, additional flavours have shown themselves: lemon curd and pineapple being the most prominent. Finish is medium+/long-. Persistent, but doesn't evolve much on the finish. Again, not exactly screaming Riesling to me - this tastes more like a Vidal/Gewurtztraminer blend somehow. Must be the Yakima Valley soils!
  
  Initial impression - at $230 retail (+ shipping) for this exact 6-pack, this is a solid deal. Back for more later...
  
  Second glass much like the first. The only thing I don't quite get is why the nose is so muted. Riesling usually packs a powerful aromatic punch and sometimes it's the flavours that let you down. This is the opposite. Curious to see Sparky's notes on the botrytised version of this, too.

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