Anthony Road Dry Riesling 2017
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Concentrated fruit and long finish. This wine is vibrant on the palate, with a long refreshing mineral finish.
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Very impressive limes, grapefruit and tangerines with a pristine, fragrant edge. The palate has exceptional length and balance with terrific concentration of lime and lemon flavor. Explosive, mineral depth. Wow!
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Dry Riesling comes in with seven grams per liter of residual sugar, 9.2 of total acidity and 12.8% alcohol. The winery says that this "is a blend of fruit from our Martini Family Vineyard and Nutt Road Vineyard. A small percentage of botrytized fruit was included to build weight and viscosity." This has big acidity and fine focus. It is a wine with a fairly significant level of intensity for this entry level. In depth, it does not match the Art Series, certainly, but in power it is not far off. It should hold nicely, but you can drink it now too. It will be better this time next year, though.
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Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
Increasingly garnering widespread and well-deserved attention, New York ranks third in wine production in the United States (after California and Washington). Divided into six AVAs—the Finger Lakes, Lake Erie, Hudson River, Long Island, Champlain Valley of New York and the Niagara Escarpment, which crosses over into Michigan as well as Ontario, Canada—the state experiences varied climates, but in general summers are warm and humid while winters are very cold and can carry the risk of frost well into the growing season.
The Finger Lakes region has long been responsible for some of the country’s finest Riesling, and is gaining traction with elegant, light-bodied Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. Experimentation with cold-hardy European varieties is common, and recent years have seen the successful planting of grapes like Grüner Veltliner and Saperavi (from the Eastern European country of Georgia). Long Island, on the other hand, has a more maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, and shares some viticultural characteristics with Bordeaux. Accordingly, the best wines here are made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Niagara Escarpment is responsible for excellent ice wines, usually made from the hybrid variety, Vidal.