Name: Hogue Late Harvest Riesling
Variety: Riesling
Region: Washington
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Price: $8
Winery Review: Eastern Washington’s low annual rainfall and cool nights during the growing season make it the perfect area for producing consistently great late harvest wines. The Hogue Cellars has developed a style of late harvest Riesling that is crisp yet moderately sweet. The wine was produced from select Riesling vineyards where the fruit can ripen to the required 24°+ Brix. At that level of ripeness, the wine develops its trademark tangerine/apricot flavor. Zesty aromas of orange, lemon-lime and peach are followed by flavors of tangerine, apricot and a trace of mineral. Serve with poached pears, apple pie or a cheese platter of Stilton, smoked Gouda and fresh goat cheese. It’s also excellent served well chilled as an aperitif.
Variety: Riesling
Region: Washington
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Price: $8
Winery Review: Eastern Washington’s low annual rainfall and cool nights during the growing season make it the perfect area for producing consistently great late harvest wines. The Hogue Cellars has developed a style of late harvest Riesling that is crisp yet moderately sweet. The wine was produced from select Riesling vineyards where the fruit can ripen to the required 24°+ Brix. At that level of ripeness, the wine develops its trademark tangerine/apricot flavor. Zesty aromas of orange, lemon-lime and peach are followed by flavors of tangerine, apricot and a trace of mineral. Serve with poached pears, apple pie or a cheese platter of Stilton, smoked Gouda and fresh goat cheese. It’s also excellent served well chilled as an aperitif.
My Review: Not a bad wine. There is pear and apricot with a bit of honey on the nose. A light floral component comes through too. The taste is of peach and pear with a spritzer quality to it almost like Sprite. It is a bit zesty. It has a silky mouthfeel and a smooth finish. It is sweet but not overpowering considering its 5.3 g of residual sugar. But something is a tad off about it that I could not drink it as a dessert alone. I would grab something else if I want a true dessert wine.
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