Lone Birch Riesling
WHY WE LOVE IT
- 100% Estate grown.
- Sourced from a carefully chosen block that really showcases how well Riesling thrives in the Yakima Valley.
- This Riesling offers a perfumed floral bouquet leading to flavors of nectarine, starfruit, and sweet grapefruit with vibrant, natural acidity perfectly balanced with a touch of residual sugar.
- Vegan friendly.
- Enjoy now through 2036, with optimal maturity around 2032.
Varietal: 100% Riesling
Elaboration: Grapes were hand-sorted and pressed as whole clusters. After settling for 72 hours, fermentation began with a special yeast from German Riesling at 58 degrees for nearly four weeks, stopping to maintain natural residual sugar. The lees were stirred twice a month for two months to enhance body, followed by settling, stabilization, and filtration.
Tasting Notes: Lone Birch Riesling is a light-bodied wine with vibrant acidity and abundant tropical aromatics. Fresh mandarin, apricot preserve, white peach, and candied pineapple aromas lead to a palate marked by bright acidity and flavors of starfruit, kiwi, lemon curd, and a hint of honey, all enveloped in a floral bouquet. The wine finishes clean and crisp with a touch of natural residual sugar, creating a vibrant, racy impression.
PRESS
2022- 92 Wine Enthusiast
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
In the shadow of the Rattlesnake Mountains stands the 70-year-old Lone Birch Tree, providing shade to vineyard workers, a landmark to travelers, and inspiration to generations of descendants of Howard Miller, entrepreneur, successful realtor, and visionary. Miller, a nature lover and steward of the land in the Yakima Valley, planted the tree to inspire future generations to care for the environment, shrink the carbon footprint, make sustainability a goal of the farm, and provide a source of pride and living for generations of his family. In addition, his dedicated efforts led to the region’s wine growers’ ability to access high mountain water through the creation of the Roza Irrigation Canal.
Throughout the family’s connection to wine production, diversification of crops led Don Miller, Howard’s son, to implement the use of row crops as the family experimented with growing Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Following in Don’s footsteps, Mike founded the Airfield Estate Winery, now the home of Lone Birch Wines. Grown on over 1,100 acres with a wide palette of fruit, Lone Birch Wines, located in Sunnyside, Washington, prides itself on limited production, high quality, and good value for its patrons.