Kalala produced one of my favourite BC Rieslings in 2008 (I wrote about it on my old blog; will taste it again soon and report back here). This is a pale-to-medium straw colour with a very light fruity nose. Dry light-to-medium bodied wine with green apple and grapefruit notes; the apple dominates with a bit [...]
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A few people have raved to me about this vineyard. This Pinot Blanc is a medium gold-green. Pineapple-citrus nose with a hint of sage (as in interior sage brush). Medium body and dry with apple and lemon dominating; nicely balanced flavours—I think I detect a hint of oak—and acidity with a good long finish. 13% [...]
I liked their 2008 Gewürtz and Riesling, so thought I’d give this a try. Very pale clear silver appearance with a citrus-melon grapefruit nose. Dry, crisp and light with a nice mix of ripe apples (the slightest hint of sweetness), floral qualities, and nicely balanced acidity with good length. A straightforward complexity, if that makes [...]
Pale-medium gold. Very nice nose with floral, citrus, earth and honey notes. Off-dry medium body with honey and apricot qualities; slightly low but nicely balanced acidity. Definitely one of the better BC Rieslings I’ve tried in the last couple of years. 9.8% alcohol. Unusually comes in a short rather than long-neck bottle. $28.90 at Crosstown. [...]
The Tangled Vines was basically undrinkable (see my previous post), so I ran out to Crosstown and bought this, which I recall enjoying last year (though I won’t read my notes for now). Pale-ish silver-lemon appearance; quite unusual (for a Riesling) muted grapefruit nose. Dry, low-medium acidity, hint of stone fruit and well-balanced green fruit, [...]
Deep lemon-gold with an earthy, citrus nose; strong alcohol scent, seeming almost fortified. A harsh palate, again with alcohol dominating (though it’s 13.9%); acidity is there but is overpowered by a largely unpleasant flavour. I can’t recommend this one. Perhaps you get what you pay for: $16.20 (relatively inexpensive by B.C. standards, believe it or [...]
I enjoyed their 2008 Riesling, and a clerk at Crosstown said this one is hard to find. Clear pale lemon green with a light floral-citrus nose. Medium-dry with low-medium acidity and good body. Pronounced floral, grapefruit, and nutmeg notes; a quite distinctive and enjoyable flavour. Medium length. 13.2% alcohol. As with their Riesling, I really [...]
Clear, pale lemon-gold. Medium spicy-nut on the nose. Slightly off-dry with good acidity and body. Pronounced and well-balanced apple, stone fruit, and mineral flavour with good length. 13.7% alcohol. Very nice; recommended. $21.70 at Crosstown. See Dirty Laundry Vineyard.
Clear pale golden-silver appearance. Light apricot nose. Slightly off-dry with low-medium acidity, light body. Apple-stone fruit with a hint of nutmeg. 12.5% alcohol. Good length. Overall good, though a bit one-dimensional. Inexpensive (for B.C.) at $18, Taylorwood Wines. See Fort Berens Estate Winery.
