2021 Desire Lines Riesling Experimental Series #10: Old Durney Massa

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  4/8/2024 - yossarian.livez wrote: 87 Points

  A bit of oak showing through. Ends up lacking the facileness of Riesling with some phenolic extract showing its elbows here and there
  Some floral notes, feels a bit tight and showing more notes on day 2 and 3, but never fully composed
  I would hold my second bottle until year 7 and then retry. I could well be wrong but this feels like Riesling made by someone who make zins all day

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  3/10/2024 - wchrisw Likes this wine:

  Another delicious wine from Desire Lines. So drinkable and friendly. Pleasant citrus zest and balance. Glad more just arrived the other day.

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  1/26/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Almost a year since I last tasted, and this is coming along nicely. It really feels like Desire Lines invented a new style of wine here - Riesling with noticable oak. (In this case, they used 1000L Austrian barrels).
  
  Of course, this isn't THAT oaky; but you can defenitely smell some secondary influence. Ripe white peach, lemon curd, jasmine, reduction (probably from TDN?), smoke, cedar, vanilla and warm spices on the nose. Medium + intensity of aromas. The palate is more complex, adding flavors of ripe green melon, ripe yellow apple, and ripe quince; finishing with some bitter herbs and buttered toast. Thinking there was some lees aging on this as well. Nice length of finish too.
  
  Medium body with only medium acid (surprising for Riesling). Starting to enter its drinking window right now; where it should stay for 5 years. Great pairing with pork Pörkölt.

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  11/4/2023 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Fresh, well balanced and varietally correct. Very tasty - nice job!

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  7/29/2023 - joet626 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Refreshing fruit here with nice acidity. I have had several Desire Lines Rieslings and will continue to try them. Always good. Nice job here.

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