Eroica, Riesling 2021

Eroica Riesling offers sweet lime and mandarin orange aromas with subtle mineral notes. The mouth-watering acidity is beautifully balanced by flavourful Washington Riesling fruit. Eroica is a blended statement of the finest Riesling vineyards in the state. To achieve our Eroica style we strive for bright fruit with crisp acidity and enhanced mineralilty.

Eroica Riesling

Eroica's quality begins in the vineyard with proper site selection and irrigation, crop level and canopy management. Vineyard managers work to adjust yields and manage fruit exposure to prolong the ripening season for added flavour development. 100% of the Riesling was sourced from the Evergreen Vineyard located in the Ancient Lakes AVA. 2021 was a very warm growing season which resulted in intensely concentrated flavours in the wines. Our typical cool nights during harvest helped us retain the wonderful natural acidity Washington State is known for. The season produced white wines with varietal character and bright vibrancy.

The soils at Evergreen Vineyard include caliche, which contributes to the minerality in many of the wines produced from the vines.

To protect flavor intensity, grapes were harvested at night when the vineyard temperatures were coldest. Berries went direct to press, avoiding the possible loss of freshness caused by a crusher /destemmer. A cool fermentation for 3 weeks with fruit-driven yeasts created a seamless integration of fruit, sugar and acid to heighten fruit flavours. Thereafter the wine spent 9 months in stainless steel on the lees.