2001 Stony Hill White Riesling


Tasting Notes:
This is the driest White Riesling we have made, with a residual sugar of .85. The first taste shows an impressive balance, and we think you will enjoy this wine. The color is the usual pale straw with a delicate White Riesling perfume containing a hint of tea rose petals. We always tout our Riesling as a perfect match with Dungeness crab, but try it also with Thai and other spicy Asian food, and don't forget what our southern friend says, "This is mah summah sippin' wine!"
Farming:
dry-farmed
Age of vines:
4 to 54 years old
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Varietal:
100% White Riesling
Grapes:
Grown, produced and bottled at Stony Hill Vineyard
Harvest date:
9/6 - 9/7
Fermentation time:
Typically, half of the wine is fermented down to 1 to 1-1/2 percent residual sugar in stainless steel in 10 to 30 days. The other half of the wine is fermented dry in aged German barrels, at which time the lots are blended.
Fermentation temperature:
50 degrees
Aging time:
6 months in stainless steel
Filtering:
Sterile filtered to remove yeast
Bottling date:
3/7/2002
Total Acidity:
.68%
Residual Sugar:
.85%
Alcohol:
12%
Aging Potential:
5 years +
Cases produced:
707 cases
Release date:
September 2002
 

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