Poet's Leap Riesling (75cl, 12.4%)

Poet's Leap Riesling is a white wine made from 100% Riesling in Columbia Valley, Washington, by Long Shadows Vintners. It was created in collaboration with German winemaker Armin Diel of Schlossgut Diel, inspired by the Rieslings of Germany's Nahe region. Small plenty of hand-harvested grapes are sorted, whole cluster pressed and fermented at a cool 60°F in stainless steel tanks. The wine shows lychee, honeysuckle, white peach, almond butter and a delicate petrol note on the nose, with lemon curd, honeyed green apple, mandarin orange and green honeydew melon on the palate. It finishes with lingering citrus brightness and a faint mineral quality.