Winery - Hudson Shah
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This strong, unusual and quite assertive wine bowls you over with its tutti-fruity flavors of bubble gum, juicy fruit, and so on. It is such a unique style for Riesling that it caught me off guard. Perhaps others will favor the big, heavy, rather clumsy fruit more than I, but to me it seems to be a sort of anti-Riesling.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There is something off in the nose, a plastic band-aid scent (a type of brett?) that competes with the otherwise pretty floral and citrus notes. Off-dry, it tastes of lemon oil, citrus and cotton candy, but the finish is not entirely clean.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Compact, straightforward, dried herbs, wild berries, an echo of coffee grounds and bitter chocolate. Clean winemaking, but a bit simple.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Superripe, supersaturated style with rich, thick flavors of pear, peach and papaya, enlivened with cinnamon and toasted coconut spice. This is very well made, and carries its heft with grace and a certain amount of precision. The nose is exceptionally complex, layered with tropical fruits, citrus, mint, exotic spices and more. The finish lingers sensuously.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The nose is fruity and candied, with melon, apple, some sweet citrus. Some sweet cracker also; the finish is fairly quick and the acid (at 14% alcohol) is not really giving it the vivid structure you might expect.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though not quite as concentrated as the ripe, super-saturated 2005 Chardonnay, this has a similar mix of tropical and stone fruits, wrapped in thick, buttery, oaky barrel flavors. It’s soft and round, already quite evolved, but helped out by the higher acids of the vintage.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Unctuous and deep gold in color, this ripe, supersaturated wine is loaded with a sensuous mix of tropical and stone fruits, from peach and melon to tangerine and papaya. The acids manage to keep up, lifting what might otherwise turn flabby, and the wine continues to unfold with streaks of caramel and white chocolate. It’s a decadent take on Chard, but well done, and definitely made for near-term drinking.
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