Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2010
Winemaking is the new rock and roll. Or in Charles Smith’s case it is the new Danish Thrash Metal. Charles spent a decade in Europe managing various bands you’ll never have heard of (unless you misspent your youth in disused warehouses near the Copenhagen ring road) before seeing the light and heading to Washington State to plant vines.
Fast-forward a dozen vintages or so and Charles still has the hair, the t-shirts and the attitude of his music days but has replaced the guitar pick for a corkscrew and the Jack Daniels for some supremely elegant Riesling.
This wine is from the Columbia Valley region of Washington state, two states up from California on the west coast of the USA. The grapes come from a cool site producing fruit with sublime minerality.
The wine is smooth and aromatic with apricot, key lime and nectarine flavours, bursting with delicious stone fruits and citrus notes, with a subtle minerality on the palate
The grapes were picked in Mid-October after a season of long, steady, slow ripening. A very long, cold fermentation. Both fermentation and aging occurred in 100% stainless steel.
£33 (supplied by Bibendum)
The Cross at Kingussie Restaurant with Rooms www.thecross.co.uk
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing. I actually like wine with a strong taste of citrus flavour so I think I would like this wine.
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