Charles & Charles Riesling Art Den Hoed Vineyard 2015

This wine charms with aromas of freshly sliced green apple, white peach, wet stone and flowers. It drinks off dry, with zippy acidity providing plenty of tension to keep the interest high.

2015 was the warmest vintage on record in Washington State, though this higher elevation vineyard was a crucial counter-balance to the heat. The site received a lot of water, maximizing the canopy and shading the Riesling fruit, which delayed ripening and preserved lots of natural acidity. This Riesling is 100% from grapes grown on the Art Den Hoed Vineyard, right on the outside edge of the Rattlesnake Hills AVA, in the Yakima Valley.