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MILBRANDT VINEYARDS
Estates 2007 Late Harvest Riesling, Washington State
Our Late Harvest Riesling comes primarily from our Evergreen Vineyard in the Ancient Lakes region of Eastern Washington. Planted in 1998, our 452-acre Evergreen Vineyard sits on a bluff above the Columbia River just north of George, Washington (subtle). The site features geologically young soils on top of ancient volcanic basalt beds. The top layers of earth were deposited by floods the most recent occurring 10,000 years ago - carried down from the high elevations of Montana, Idaho and Washington. All of the wines from the Evergreen Vineyard possess a distinct minerality. It is one of the most remarkable sites for white wines in Eastern Washington.
We harvested our Late Harvest Riesling in mid-December to ensure high sugars and the development of botrytis. The grapes were harvested at 16 degrees Fahrenheit - solidly frozen but not cold enough to be declared an ice-wine, which has to be picked below 14 degrees Fahrenheit. A cold fermentation lasting nearly two months helped preserve and focus the wine's extraordinary fruit flavors.
The nose explodes with ripe apricots, honey, baked apple, orange peel and botrytis. The flavors are intensely concentrated with peaches, honey, licorice and balancing acidity. Long and remarkably rich, this is a testament to the soils and climates of the Wahluke Slope.
Composition: Riesling (100%)
Vineyards: Evergreen (71%), Pheasant (29%)
Brix: 32.3
Alcohol: 11.7%
TA: 0.567
pH: 3.53
Residual Sugar: 12.8%
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