Dashe Cellars Riesling Potter Valley McFadden Farms 2008

Citrus and honey nose, melting in to the creamy honeyed palate. The oak is fairly pronounced but gives an austere finish to a wine that would be great with a sharp cheese.

Very fresh and minerally, with hints of lemon, peach, and apricot. I like the acids a lot, they give it good body and are not overpowering. Although it's labeled dry, it has a noticeable sweetness that adds to the flavor. A bit of butteriness on the finish rounds it out well.

Rapturous nose of honey, lemons, and caramel. Sharp but well balanced acidity on the tongue and opens up into a medium-bodied delicate honeysuckle flavor with a slight spiced vanilla finish. That's right, I said rapturous.

Nice clean mineral nose. Soft sweet tropical fruits, lychee and a hint of minerality on the finish. Very nice,

Straw and orange-confection up front, chalky minerality on deck, practicing its swing. Wait for the banana cream note: it slips down the center, while the prominent - but not pushy - fig & honey flavors cling to the edges of the tongue.

A truly dry Riesling! One of my chief complaints about most other California "dry" Rieslings is that they generally are still very sweet. Not this one. Floral with a little apple and maybe some petrol on the nose. Strong, but balanced acid helps give it a great mouth feel. Finishes well.

medium straw in color, medium bodied, good balanced acidity and legitimately bone dry. one of the more old worldy American rieslings I've tried - perhaps a tiny bit of classic German petrol, ripe apples, honeysuckle. I wish for some minerality but you can't win every round. yum. good finish.