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• richard.presser Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 14, 2017 - Unusual melon and devt citrus flavours. Fun to try, became a bit one dimensional after a while in the glass. Well made but not a variety I'd bother with.

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  November 26, 2016 - This one was buried in the cellar for a couple of years, and time was good to it. It has developed a roundness, but retained a bright back end acidity. There's a distinct orange peel snap on the finish. Spice, salt and light pineapple fruit tones complete the picture in the best skin contact white I have had from California.

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• rrschrumjr Likes this wine: 88 points

  May 9, 2016 - A very interesting Cortese -- nothing like the Gavi I typically think of. Deep gold color, a color I'd typically associate with a dessert wine. Fun, floral, perfume-y, fragrant nose. Vibrant acidity when the bottle first opens, which (unhappily) fades with time. Still some decent tartness over the course of a few hours. Candied citrus fruits, with thick, dessert-y consistency.

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  November 25, 2014 - The Jancis Robinson grape encyclopedia describes Cortese as a relatively bland grape. I hope she gets to taste this wine, because it is anything but bland. There is an immediate fruitiness, along with a nutty quality that I have not found in any other young wine. It is really quite amazing. It's crisp, refreshing, and very persistent. I literally could not stop from going back time after time for another sip. Delicious, and unique wine from Sam Bilbro at Idlewild.

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• Vintage 2013
• Type White
• Producer Idlewild
• Varietal Cortese
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Fox Hill Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Mendocino County

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• In Cellars 6 (26%)
• Consumed 17 (74%)

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