Margrit Finger Lakes Dry Riesling

Blind, called as Austrian. Nice body with snappy acidity. Honey, pretty floral aromas.

Pretty sweet for “dry”. Nice Riesling character. Diesel.

Nose has washed lime, dried pineapple, wet river pebbles, citrus blossom, neutral oak barrel and dried Clementine peel.

Palate has candied lemon, grapefruit pith, dry clay-based soil, tangerine juice and moist gravel (crusher-run). Quite round on the palate, rich and enjoyable. Finish runs under a minute. Decanted +60m.

Likely a good life for this bottle, easily held in proper storage until 2028+.

Purchased at the winery in Nov. 2016, $31.

This Riesling is from estate plantings (2008) on Seneca Lake.

Day 4 Update: Nose has dried Clementine peel, cut lemon, chalk and under-ripe peach. Palate has ripe peach, orange zest and tart orange minus the citric acid. Quite fun, it's really drinking great now. Moving from 9.1 to 9.2.

@Delectable Wine Would you please drop the 'Finger Lakes' language out of the wine name please? That info is already listed in the more detailed location information, thanks.

Pear, apple, lemon curd, slate, hay and hints of petrol & lime zest. Electric acidity and good minerality.

Honeysuckle, minerals and lanolin notes. Long finish. Nice acidity.

Another satisfying 2020

Nice touch of sweetness , but mostly dry , little bit minerals

Slate and minerals aroma. Burst of minerals and lemons in the middle. Cool and brisk. Quick finish.

I’m still more partial to the Eugenia, but this is growing on me. The earlier comparison to an Austrian Riesling seems apt. The 2019s (unlike the heat-influenced 2020s) have nicely delineated acidity.

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