Wine Tasting:
2003 Claar Cellars Late Harvest Riesling
Winery: Claar Cellars
Brand/Type: Late Harvest Riesling
Vintage: 2003
Country: USA
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington
Alcohol content: 12%
Closure: Synthetic cork
Appearance: Golden straw
Aroma/Bouquet: Pears, cotton candy
As you might expect, being a late harvest, this is a sweet Riesling. What you wouldn’t expect is 12% alcohol content nor the complexity that this wine has.
It has a strong but short lived acidity that is overtaken at the finish by sweetness. In between you are treated to a distinct presence of (in order) orange, tangerine and pear flavors. They cascade upon each other well and there’s a hint of mineral as well.
It has an 8.9% residual sugar and is indeed sweet. Appropriate as a desert wine or aperitif.
