2011 Stony Hill White Riesling
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Our 2011 Riesling is a little more Germanic in character than usual.  A cool summer and early rain in 2011 have given us a more rounded wine, pale straw in color, with appealing aromas and flavors of dried fruit, honey and apricots.  There's also a spicy note of cloves which piqued our interest.  This Riesling is a touch earthier with a slightly heavier body than other vintages.  It is not sweet, with less than one percent residual sugar, and will definitely develop into a rich wine in a couple of years.

 2011 Stony Hill White Riesling

Tech Details

Farming: Dry Farmed Age of Vines: 22 - 63 years
Appellation: Napa Valley Varietal: White Riesling
Grapes: 100% grown, produced, and bottled at Stony Hill Vineard Harvest Date: 10/3 - 10/14
Fermentation Time: 3 weeks in stainless steel Fermentation Temp: 50 degrees
Aging Time: 6 months in stainless steel Filtering: Filtered to remove yeast and inhibit malolactic fermentation
Bottling Date: 03/22/2012 Total Acidity: .69
Residual Sugar: 1.0% Alcohol: 12%
pH: 3.35 Aging Potential: 5+ years
Production: 330 cases Release Date: Sepetember 2012
Price at Winery: $27.00 per bottle  

Press

October 30th, 2012
What To Drink Now: Riesling
2011 Stony Hill White Riesling

20 years ago, in my youthful days of wine drinking, the thought of drinking a Riesling sounded about as good as the thought of eating halibut cheeks or octopus, interesting because of the off-dry method of making Riesling was quite popular at the time...


July 12th, 2012
How to Pair Wine
2010 Stony Hill White Riesling

This whisper-dry riesling at 12 percent alcohol is exactly like its German and Austrian forebears and just as food friendly.


August 1st, 2012
A Geography of North American Riesling
Stony Hill White Riesling

" California's riesling producers gamely flout the conventional wisdom that the state is too warm for such a cool grape.  Tell that to Stony Hill, which has been producing a steely Napa Valley iteration since 1957."