Hogue Cellars Sweet Riesling (Late Harvest)

”THE WINE During the grape growing season Eastern Washington boasts warm summer days followed by cool nights ensuring that grapes ripen fully while retaining ample natural acidity. The 2016 Riesling reveals ripe aromas of apricot and peach preserves and zesty citrus. The wine is a crisp clean style of late-harvest wine with flavors of apricot nectar citrus blossom and refreshing tangerine. Pair this fruit-driven food-friendly wine with a cheese platter that includes bleu cheese smoked gouda and chevre a poached pear or baked apple dessert or with almonds and hazelnuts. THE VINTAGE AND VINEYARDS 2016 was one of the warmest and driest Washington growing seasons on record and a drought year which resulted in low-Botrytis influence producing a crisp clean style of late-harvest wine with zesty citrus flavors and light honeysuckle aromas. Riesling prefers a cool climate and the vines shut down during the long hot spells resuming the ripening process only when conditions a