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Sanson Estate 2007 Riesling

When Maureen, of Sanson Estate Winery, called me up and said, “Dennis has just made his first Riesling, I hope you get a chance to try it at the Vintage tasting this weekend.” I was surprised. I thought for sure that by now Dennis had made a few Rieslings in his day. Dennis is a finicky winemaker, he makes what he likes to make, and even if he has success with a variety he’ll ditch it from his repertoire if he isn’t happy with it, which is what happened with his Shiraz. One thing I have learned about Dennis, is he makes good wines, so if he has decided to try his hand at a wine, you best take notice. This Riesling has a nice Bosc pear nose, but there’s little else on the smell, this should open up over time. In the mouth, you’ll find a heck of a lot more to reel you in: pear, lemon, touch of peach and a fine sweetness on the mid-palate before it ends up dry. I recommend picking up a few bottles this year … but just don’t get too attached to being able to get it all the time. Price: $14.95

2007
White
Riesling
0
$14.95
Canada
Ontario
Lake Erie North Shore
at the winery
http://dsanson.mnsi.net/
2011-06-19

(December 31, 2014) ... On the morning of the last day of the year (2014) I put three Rieslings in the fridge, two from Ontario and one from Germany ... Later that day I brought out a couple of Riesling glasses, and in the middle of the afternoon the wife and I sipped and sampled those three wines, starting with a Sanson 2007 Riesling - this wine was dark orange in colour, almost to the level of being unnatural.  On the nose was apricot and peach pit, but the wine lacked any kind of fresh fruit aroma, in fact with some time it developed an oxidative note, to match its colour ... I guess that is what you'd expect from a hot vintage Riesling.  The palate has a definite citrus note on the finish with good acidity, but it seems a little bland as far as the flavour goes, I  expected a little more depth from a wine this deep in color.  On the 'depth chart' of Rieslings today it was right at the bottom.

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