Drank after a good German Spatlese so we had to wait for palate to cleanse. Last half of bottle I felt I was getting a much better sense of what this wine was offering. I felt like it was past the stage of offering fresh fruit and fresh flavors. Seemed more dry and leaned more toward the grapefruit spectrum of flavors than other Oriana's I have had. A pleasant wine and I am sure having it after the Riesling served it no justice.
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paired with crab cakes, turnip/apple bake and homemade cole slaw. sounds odd but it all worked. Sugar, wet stones, and lemon grass on the nose. Reminded me of a slightly dry Riesling. A little cotton candy at the top of the palette. Tart. Grapefruit somewhere in there. Long finish. This is complex and my notes are not doing it justice.
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9/22/2011 - suburbanfrog wrote: 87 Points
Drank after a good German Spatlese so we had to wait for palate to cleanse. Last half of bottle I felt I was getting a much better sense of what this wine was offering. I felt like it was past the stage of offering fresh fruit and fresh flavors. Seemed more dry and leaned more toward the grapefruit spectrum of flavors than other Oriana's I have had. A pleasant wine and I am sure having it after the Riesling served it no justice.
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4/10/2011 - Zingrrl wrote: 91 Points
paired with crab cakes, turnip/apple bake and homemade cole slaw. sounds odd but it all worked. Sugar, wet stones, and lemon grass on the nose. Reminded me of a slightly dry Riesling. A little cotton candy at the top of the palette. Tart. Grapefruit somewhere in there. Long finish. This is complex and my notes are not doing it justice.
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5/7/2010 - magoedecker wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful example of a Washington State white wine.
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