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White - Sweet/Dessert
1985 Renaissance Riesling Special Select Late Harvest
Riesling
- USA
- California
- Sierra Foothills
- North Yuba
Label borrowed from 1986
Community Tasting Notes 5
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Slammin Sammie Likes this wine: 85 points
July 22, 2019 - Deeply caramel colored. Past its prime, but still quite pleasant and a nice way to end the meal. In a real sense, the passing of an age.
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aero Likes this wine: 93 points
April 30, 2018 - 375ml. Cork out cleanly, but certainly weak. Beautiful brown. Stone fruit, tree fruit, pie crust, caramel, honey, burnt butter. Nothing overwhelms. Sugar and acidity have lost their intensity and it is beautifully balanced, though passing its peak. Has another decade in it but not improving. Each bottle appears to be at a different stage of development.
Grant Ramey of Grant-Marie Winery was Renaissance’s winemaker in 1985.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Slammin Sammie Likes this wine: 98 points
August 7, 2016 - Incredible wine. Holding up strong - could continue to cellar for some time.
1 person found this helpful Comment -
James Kim wrote: 94 points
November 29, 2015 - From memory. Beautiful wine. Haunting echoes of honey mixed w apples, pear, herbs and minerals. Such a long finish. Great acid and in no way cloying. Just one great sip after another.
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James Kim wrote: 89 points
December 5, 2012 - Got this as part of a special on a mixed case. Unfortunately, there was significant seepage around the cork and the capsule was sticky. Fearing the worst, still opened it. Color is cloudy muddy brown. Aromas have a mild oxidative maderia like nose with tart apples, honey, and minerals. On palate, almost madeira-like (in a good way) - nutty with good acids, gala apples, honey, medium dark caramel, and meyer lemon. Nice long finish caramel-tart apple-citrus with some nuts thrown in. Definitely sweet buttressed by racy acidity. I like it a lot despite the oxidation. Really surprised that it held up so well given all the seepage. 89 due to the oxidation. Have another bottle that didn't seem to be seeping. Really interested to see how that is.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Renaissance
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Special Select Late Harvest
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sierra Foothills
- Appellation North Yuba
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 13 (72%)
- Consumed 5 (28%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 3 votes
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- ProducerRenaissance
- VarietyRiesling
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSierra Foothills
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