Sleight Of Hand Cellars

The Magician Evergreen Vineyard Riesling

9.011 ratings
9.03 pro ratings
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The 2015 Magician is 100% Riesling from Evergreen Vineyard, located high on the cliffs high above the Columbia River in the middle of Washington State. On the nose; nice tropicals, green apple, pear, lemon, lime, a little white pepper and fresh yellow florals. On the palate, fresh, bright fruits of; green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, green melon and guava. Spring florals, saline, chalky minerals, nice round acidity and beautiful, slightly oily, round finish. Photos of; their tasting bar, Trey Busch - Co-owner/Winemaker and old Jukebox in their tasting room. Producer/Owner notes...A Pearl Jam concert is one of the reasons Trey ended up in the Pacific NW after seeing them in his first concert ever in Atlanta. In 1992, Trey moved to the Pacific Northwest. He got a job at Nordstrom and worked there for 8 years. Trey was then offered the chance to get into the wine business with the Dunham Cellars. Eric Dunham, the winemaker and owner of Dunham Cellars help shape Trey for his career in winemaking. Trey got hooked on winemaking after his first crush at Dunham Cellars where he stayed until starting "Sleight of Hand Cellars" in 2007.

The 2015 Magician is 100% Riesling from Evergreen Vineyard, located high on the cliffs high above the Columbia River in the middle of Washington State. On the nose; nice tropicals, green apple, pear, lemon, lime, a little white pepper and fresh yellow florals. On the palate, fresh, bright fruits of; green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, green melon and guava. Spring florals, saline, chalky minerals, nice round acidity and beautiful, slightly oily, round finish. Photos of; their tasting bar, Trey Busch - Co-owner/Winemaker and old Jukebox in their tasting room. Producer/Owner notes...A Pearl Jam concert is one of the reasons Trey ended up in the Pacific NW after seeing them in his first concert ever in Atlanta. In 1992, Trey moved to the Pacific Northwest. He got a job at Nordstrom and worked there for 8 years. Trey was then offered the chance to get into the wine business with the Dunham Cellars. Eric Dunham, the winemaker and owner of Dunham Cellars help shape Trey for his career in winemaking. Trey got hooked on winemaking after his first crush at Dunham Cellars where he stayed until starting "Sleight of Hand Cellars" in 2007.

Aug 23rd, 2017
Melissa Housman

Dry but some residual sugar

Dry but some residual sugar

Oct 27th, 2022
Frank Chen

Pleasant off dry tropical fruit undertone light spices/white pepper....layered reisling

Pleasant off dry tropical fruit undertone light spices/white pepper....layered reisling

Oct 22nd, 2018
Kelly Keene

Great even balance, perfect for an evening drink

Great even balance, perfect for an evening drink

Jun 19th, 2018
Kim Stanbro

Opening the evening with some magic. Green apple on the nose almost like a cider. #wizardtower

Opening the evening with some magic. Green apple on the nose almost like a cider. #wizardtower

Mar 18th, 2018
Galen Hasler

Richness and acidity. Wow. Keep your eye on this one

Richness and acidity. Wow. Keep your eye on this one

May 11th, 2017
Alex Christian Maccaro

Washington State wine tasting workshop at Corkbuzz in New York

Washington State wine tasting workshop at Corkbuzz in New York

Oct 1st, 2021
Gilbert Lara Jr

Gilbert had this 6 years ago

Gilbert had this 6 years ago

Jul 31st, 2018
Nick Davis

Nick had this 7 years ago

Nick had this 7 years ago

Apr 10th, 2017
Jeff Fennel

Jeff had this 3 years ago

Jeff had this 3 years ago

Aug 31st, 2021