Navarro Vineyards

Cluster Select Riesling Anderson Valley

9.51 ratings
9.51 pro ratings
Anderson Valley, North Coast, California, USA
Riesling
Top Notes For
Bryce Wiatrak

Is this California’s greatest dessert wine? Every time I enjoy a glass I’m convinced it just might be (and if not, Navarro’s Cluster Select Gewürztraminer or Muscat make a compelling case as well). With laser sharp acidity and a surgical precision, the wine accomplishes a captivating balance between cool, wet stone flavors coupled with a more luscious cornucopia of fruit - ripe green apple, pear, and guava. Slightly viscous and entrancingly long - if the Mosel were found on California’s North Coast...

Is this California’s greatest dessert wine? Every time I enjoy a glass I’m convinced it just might be (and if not, Navarro’s Cluster Select Gewürztraminer or Muscat make a compelling case as well). With laser sharp acidity and a surgical precision, the wine accomplishes a captivating balance between cool, wet stone flavors coupled with a more luscious cornucopia of fruit - ripe green apple, pear, and guava. Slightly viscous and entrancingly long - if the Mosel were found on California’s North Coast...

Jun 20th, 2018