WTN: Cole Ranch Doritos

[David M. Bueker]

2017 Desire Lines Riesling Cole Ranch - USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County (9/7/2020)
If someone had served this to me blind, I am not sure what I would have said. It seemed to be a hypothetical blend of a German Riesling Feinherb and an Austrian Smaragd. Off dry and quite full bodied, it worked as a dinner wine, and on its own. Sunshiney peach and pineapple fruit gave some nod to California, but this was more ur-Riesling than an exemplar of west coast fruit. Nicely done!

The acidity apparently stays fairly high at Cole, thanks to a strong diurnal temperature shift, much of which is due to elevation. I'm wondering if that shift holds this year in the (literal) heat of the climate crisis.

[David M. Bueker]

I will be curious to taste and see.

I have a 2018 on deck to get a feel for vintage differences.

I'm going to be working with a small amount of this fruit this year, and just hoping the fires stay away from there

[David M. Bueker]

I'm going to be working with a small amount of this fruit this year, and just hoping the fires stay away from there

Good luck.