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Eroica Single Berry Select Late Harvest Riesling

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At the start of the year, I tasted the wonderful Eroica, a Riesling that is a collaboration between Washington's Chateau Ste. Michelle winery and Germany's Dr. Ernst Loosen. Now that I have found out that there is an ultra version, I simply must have it. The Eroica Single Berry Select Late Harvest Riesling is described as being like liquid gold, with scents of apricot, pear and spices and a rich flavor of honey, apricot, baked apple and tropical fruit. At around $200 for a half bottle it demands a very special occasion.

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Riesling Rendezvous

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine, Events

It seems to have taken United States wine drinkers a while to warm up to Riesling wine but more and more people are discovering the delightful food-friendly white wine. Now Riesling is getting its own event. Chateau Ste. Michelle and Dr. Loosen, the team behind the delicious Eroica Riesling, will host "Riesling Rendezvous" in June at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, Washington. The three-day event, June 24-26, 2007, will include tastings, food pairings and workshops. The Rendezvous offers the chance to taste wines from around the world including a gala tasting of on the evening of June 26th at the new Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park. It looks like you can't buy tickets to certain events you have to sign up for the whole Riesling Rendezvous which costs $700 ($600 if you sign up before April 15).

[via Avenue Vine]

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Luxist Tastes: 2005 Eroica Riesling

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Some of my favorite wines are a collaboration between Old World technique and New World grapes. Case in point, the Eroica Riesling from Chateau Ste. Michelle. The wine is a collaboration between Washington's Chateau Ste. Michelle winery and Germany's Dr. Ernst Loosen. The wine is named after a Beethoven symphony. The grapes come from the Columbia Valley area of Washington. The 2005 includes grapes from two new slopeside vineyards.

The resulting wine is straw-colored with a citrus and white flower nose, crisp and richly aromatic. The wine is deeply satisying, it has a great mix of pear and mineral flavors and a lipsmacking finish. It's drier than some Rieslings but has just a smidge of honeyed sweetness that makes Riesling so appealing. The fact that it is a bit sharp makes it very food friendly (and for more thanThai food which is the recommendation of the winemaker). It earned 90 points from Wine Spectator and sells for around $20.

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