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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by davekeefer on 3/17/2024 & rated 95 points: Deep caramel color. Powerfully flavorful in apricot and honey. The cork was a bit crumbly, but nevertheless this wine has aged very well--even better than I had hoped. Totally delicious! (119 views) | | | Tasted by EW1962 on 12/24/2023: Gifted (194 views) | | | Tasted by cchoukal on 11/23/2023: Cork was soft but intact. Color was nearly brown. Nose was apricot, caramel, and petrol (faint). Palate was lush, sweet, honey, grass. Was it good? It was good. Tingly acidity, but this might be past its prime. (158 views) | | | Tasted by Davidalan on 12/17/2019 & rated 86 points: Got too much age but still fine. (718 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 10/27/2019 & rated 90 points: It was good but not up to the standards I have seen before from Navarro. Straightforward and only mildly complex. It hits all the mandatory marks but doesn't exceed expectations. Tasty and well balanced. You could use this as a benchmark for dessert rieslings: It's good enough. (724 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 12/22/2013 & rated 89 points: Apricots, honey. Had with Pots de Creme (2612 views) | | | Tasted by Esherte on 11/28/2013 & rated 86 points: Very nice. (2528 views) | | | Tasted by jasonrsa on 7/9/2013 & rated 91 points: Rich yellow-gold in the glass with slow, thick legs. Honey on the nose, with sweet, stewed peaches, honey and orange on the palate. Medium-full body with a smooth, round texture. Medium-long finish. Very nice--if not super-complex--and a relative value. (2834 views) | | | Tasted by chrwhite on 3/21/2013 & rated 90 points: Fantastic wine! Honeyed on the nose and palate. Not cloying at all. Satisfying finish. I would buy again. (2622 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 12/28/2012: Rich and sweet, with loads of orchard fruit, but the good acidity kept it lively enough. Very nice. (2616 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/23/2009 & rated 92 points: 2009 Family Winemakers Annual Tasting; 8/23/2009-8/24/2009 (Fort Mason, San Francisco, California): Rich apricot nose; tasty, ripe and dried apricot palate with balance; medium finish 92+ pts. (3997 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 7/25/2009: Again, just too sweet for my taste. I can only drink a sip at most and then i shut down. This one bottle will last me months. (2172 views) | | | Tasted by bambam on 7/22/2009 & rated 89 points: Just an average cluster select. Sweet honey. Some acidity that keeps it from being to over the top. I'm with soyhead that the 10% LH Gewurtz is Navarro's best LH for '06. (2146 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 5/30/2009 & rated 87 points: 20% residual sugar. nose - pineapple and flowers. mouth - first and foremost sweet. super sweet. Has acidity and all but cant get over the massive sugar. I preferred the 10% residual sugar 2006 late harvest Gewurtz (1835 views) | | | Tasted by halfred on 5/24/2009 & rated 95 points: Oh this was lovely. We had a thee berry compote and ice cream with an Arrowwood Late Harvest Reisling that was good but not fantastic. Everyone (this was a "People We've Been on Wine Trips With" dinner) was still hankering a little something and a little something better. We had visited Navarro with one of our dinner companions, so this was in theme. Lovely honey, honeysuckle, stewed peach flavors, this wine was perfect finish. I have had $100 sauternes I didn't enjoy as much. (1943 views) | | | Tasted by RationalDenial on 4/26/2008 & rated 90 points: This is a real crowd pleasure. Poured with a simple dessert of vanilla ice cream and crumbled meringe. It lasted about 3 minutes. It may lack the complexity of Navarro's late harvest Gewürztraminer, but it is well built, with perfectly balanced fruit and acid. A lovely honey and jasmine bouquet. (1695 views) |
| Navarro Vineyards Producer websiteRiesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Anderson Valleyhttp://www.avwines.com/anderson-valley-appellation-map/
Anderson Valley stretches from Yorkville Highlands (located in a highland meadow straddling the upper Rancheria Creek and upper Dry Creek watersheds) through Boonville (located on Anderson Creek) and Philo (located on Indian Creek) to Navarro (located on Soda Creek). Rancheria, Anderson, Indian and Soda creeks are tributaries to the Navarro River, which flows north and west through the coastal range to the Pacific Ocean; Dry Creek flows south into the Russian River watershed in Sonoma County. The main stem of the Navarro River begins less than a mile south of Philo at the confluence of Anderson Creek and Rancheria Creek. The mouth of the Navarro is 10 miles (16 km) south of Mendocino, California. Encompassing 315 square miles (816 km²), the Navarro River watershed is the largest coastal basin in Mendocino County.
Such unique geography results in a wide diurnal range, with daily high and low temperatures occasionally diverging 40 or 50 degrees. This enables Pinot Noir growers to keep acid development in line with sugar and flavor formation through long, warm Indian summers. It also makes for superb Gewurztraminer and Riesling, giving rise to the valley’s annual Alsatian Varietals and Pinot Noir festivals.
The climate in the Anderson Valley appellation is tempered by cool marine air. Steep hills and mountains surround rolling to nearly level alluvial terraces. The dominant natural vegetation is a mixed forest of Coast Redwood, various native oak varieties, and Douglas-fir. Elevation ranges from sea level to 2,500 feet (760 m). The average annual precipitation ranges from 35 to 80 inches (900 to 2000 mm). The average annual temperature is about 53 °F (12 °C), and the average frost-free season ranges from 220 to 365 days. Towards the coast the summers are cool and moist with frequent fog, while the interior Anderson Valley proper features a warm to hot summer climate similar to nearby interior regions, with daytime highs occasionally in excess of 100 °F (38 °C).
Visitors to the Valley should come prepared for cool evenings and warm days. Locals dress in layers year round. |
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