Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling

Tasting notes our columbia valley riesling is a blend of riesling from throughout washington’s columbia valley. Our goal is to craft a refreshing flavorful medium-dry riesling vintage after vintage. The wine offers crisp apple aromas and flavors with subtle mineral notes. This is our everyday riesling that is a pleasure to drink and easy to match with a variety of foods. Bob bertheau head winemaker vintage the 2016 vintage experienced the best of both worlds with a hot spring and early summer but also a cool fall season. Cooler temperatures in august and september slowed down ripening and resulted in longer hang time for the grapes and the longest harvest on record in washington state (august 15- november 15). Overall 2016 saw very favorable growing conditions producing wines with ripeness and elegance. Vineyards columbia valley vineyards lie in the rain shadow of the cascade mountains and receive just 6-8 inches of rainfall annually. Warm sunny days and cool even