Tantalus Riesling 2025 (12.2%)

A white wine from Canada, grown on the eastern slopes of the Okanagan Valley overlooking Lake Okanagan in East Kelowna, British Columbia. Tantalus Vineyards is regarded as a benchmark Riesling producer, working a historic site first planted to table grapes in 1927. This bottling relies heavily on younger estate blocks planted in 2005. It is 100% Riesling, harvested between late September and early October from clones 21B and 49, whole-bunch pressed and fermented cold in stainless steel, then rested on fine lees for 3.5 months. It sits at 12.2% ABV with 9.45 g/L total acidity and 14.9 g/L residual sweetness, an off-dry style. The nose shows lemon and lime zest, yellow peach, mandarin orange, grapefruit oil, orange blossom, wet stone and green spruce tip. The palate brings mandarin, white grapefruit, candied lime peel, pineapple and crunchy green apple, with an extended, mouthwatering finish of chalky dry minerality.