Mercer EstatesSmall Lot Riesling
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Small Lot Riesling from the Mercer Estates
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Small Lot Riesling of Mercer Estates in the region of Washington is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Small Lot Riesling of Mercer Estates in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Small Lot Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Small Lot Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Small Lot Riesling
The Small Lot Riesling of Mercer Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork colombo, koskera hake (basque country) or monkfish armorican style.
Details and technical informations about Mercer Estates's Small Lot Riesling.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Small Lot Riesling from Mercer Estates are 2014, 2016, 0
Informations about the Mercer Estates
The Mercer Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Filtration
Clarification of the wine using filters.
