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2009 Rasa Vineyards Riesling The Composer Columbia Valley
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2009 Rasa Vineyards Riesling The Composer Columbia Valley

Producer: Rasa Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: Washington
Region: Columbia Valley

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2010

($30; from a 1974 planting) Very pale, green-tinged color. Aromatic nose combines flowers, lime leaf and wild herbs. Juicy and perfumed in the mouth, with brisk, fruit-driven flavors of quince, white peach and pear. There's nothing overripe about this beautifully balanced, varietally accurate riesling, which tastes drier than its 16 grams per liter r.s. would suggest. The pH is a low 3.02 and the alcohol is 12.5%, according to Billo Naravan. This was done in 95% stainless steel and 5% neutral oak.

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