2007 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling, Selenium Vineyard, Columbia Valley, WA

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From a website called rieslingrules.com:

We pick the Vin de Glacière Riesling grapes around 22.5% sugar in order to preserve the natural acidity of the grapes. The grapes are then frozen. We press the grapes frozen, resulting in a concentrated press juice (about 36% sugar) and a low yield (about half the regular yield). The concentrated juice is fermented until we reach 16% Residual Sugar.The wine shows loads of pear, and some honey and horse radish. On the palate, the wine is surprisingly light and aromatic but not syrupy or heavy. This has to do with the great acidity (0.88%) in the wine. The 10.4% Ethanol makes the wine very refreshing and quite food friendly.

The alcohol is 10.4%, acid is 0.88%, pH is 3.14 and Residual Sugar is 16.0%

Food Pairing
Fruit tarts are a classic pairing, but it also pairs well with blue cheeses and curries.

Accolades
Chairman's Award — Unanimous Gold
2009 International Riverside Wine Competition


Gold Medal Winner
2009 San Diego Wine Competition

Silver Medal Winner
2009 National Women's Wine Competition
2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2007 Tri Cities Wine Competition

Bronze Meal Winner
2009 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition

I had a small pour of this dessert wine with a blueberries and peaches pie (a large round serving like an oversize tart of which I could only manage to eat half) at Blue Duck Tavern, DC. As the notes indicate, it was sweet but not cloying due to the acid balance. Some peach notes in the flavors (more so than pear I thought) which paired well with the peaches in the dessert.