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2008 Barnard Griffin Riesling
Riesling
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 20
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hiker_guy wrote:
October 9, 2010 - Nice, enjoyable wine tonight with Thai food. Good QPR.
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careyd Likes this wine: 86 points
September 24, 2010 - Color: Pale yellow, clear, slight frizzante. Nose: Loads of lemon and citrus, with some honeysuckle. Also a hint of stone. On the palate: Smooth textured, tart lemon, hint of peach (from the weight) and some nice stony minerality. the finish is a tad sour but still quite good and crisp. The wine is actually fairly dry at 11.7 ABV but gives the impression of sweetness with the fruit and texture. Still, there's some residual sugar there...just not a lot. I came to this wine with very low expectations, thinking it was headed for 78-81 point territory, so the 86 I'm scoring it is really a reflection of how it turned my head. My palate still prefers off-dry German rieslings from the Mosel and Rheingau, but this is still quite good for the price.
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J0R0 wrote:
August 31, 2010 - Very sweet and flowery. Almost a fruity-pebbles thing going on. Nice nose and decent finish but just not a wine for me. Lacks a lot of the crispness and acid of the German wines.
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dynowine wrote: 88 points
August 18, 2010 - Riesling with good QPR and not unlike those from Mosel in Germany. Nose of hints of petrol/gasoline and light peach-apple and mineral notes. Attacks with slightly bittersweet fruit (apple-peach) and mild acidity plus a bit of slickness. In the mouth tastes of light peach, apple, and mineral. Finishes of rock, slightly sweet fruit, and lingering mineral, peach flesh, and wood.
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Gargamel wrote: 90 points
July 12, 2010 - a nice, crisp riesling. shows good apple pear fruit with some spice. not overly sweet.
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By Sean Sullivan
11/19/2009 (link) **** points(Barnard Griffin Riesling Columbia Valley) Aromas explode from the glass with butterscotch (which fades as the wine opens up), Honey Dew melon, and white grapefruit. This is a textured, layered wine with a great deal of complexity on the palate. Fruit flavors – predominantly white grapefruit - step forward and back, undulating on and on. Settles in to an extended finish. Caroway & Arête vineyards (Columbia Valley). 1.2% RS, .82g/100ml TA, 11.7% alcohol. 3,870 cases produced.
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By Sean Sullivan
8/31/2009 (link) **** points(Barnard Griffin Riesling Columbia Valley) The lightest in color of the three. Aromas explode from the glass with butterscotch (which fades as the wine opens up), Honey Dew melon, and white grapefruit. This is a textured, layered wine with a great deal of complexity on the palate. Fruit flavors – predominantly white grapefruit - step forward and back, undulating on and on. Settles in to an extended finish. Caroway & Arête vineyards (Columbia Valley). 1.2% RS, .82g/100ml TA, 11.7% alcohol. 3,870 cases produced.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type White
- Producer Barnard Griffin
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- UPC Code 096925000232
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 31 (21%)
- Consumed 114 (79%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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