2017 Chateau Montelena Riesling

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 87.7 points

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  7/29/2022 - Okanagan Wine Fan Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent.

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  7/15/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  MOre like diesel now. But still clean cut.

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  5/14/2021 - caspernick Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I am in a Riesling mood, might have to do with the choice of dinner- grilled shrimp and scallops with garlic butter alongside a pepper salad. It's sunny, 75 and Friday..... why not. This one is very pale yellow in the glass. The nose is very pronounced with flavors of lemon, green apple, a hint of ginger and gooseberry. The palate is a touch sweet, I would consider it off-dry. Rich flavors of yellow pear and citrus notes meet green apple. The gooseberry is nowhere to be seen but I do get a refreshing acidity. The mouthfeel is generous as this wine is medium bodied. The finish is nicely balanced between fruitiness and tartness and lasts a decent amount making it medium in length. Yummy stuff this is, getting 91 points from me. Drink till 2026 with seafood or hard cheese. I paid $22- a steal that gets 5 stars.
  
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  10/14/2020 - OnWisconsin Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A ripe, mouth filling take on Riesling with tropical fruits, lemon, oak, and slight minerality.
  
  Some RS is left, but I wouldn’t call this off-dry by international standards.
  
  With 13.5% alcohol and oak aging, this is going for something different. Mosel lovers steer clear, but this is a well crafted wine.

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  8/22/2020 - JPR2870 Likes this wine: 74 Points

  Crisp, bright and smooth. Definitely dry. Jimmy tastes some oak. Interesting and refreshing on a hot day.

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