

Leading up to our Top 100 in San Francisco, our critics are sharing some favorite wines that will be poured at the event. We’re posting a new note each day through October 10th.
Josef Vineyard provides 60 percent of the blend here; Magdalena, which winemaker Fred Merwarth considers the warmest of the Wiemer vineyards, contributes much of the rest. The combination produces an unusual depth of flavor in this ’14, propelling 5.2 grams per liter of residual sugar with an acrobatic grace, its pineapple richness spritzed with lemon, fresh and invigorating. A saline note keeps the wine focused and firm, connected to a zipline of acid, leading those tropical flavors effortlessly into a brisk citrusy finish. (850 cases)
Patrick J. Comiskey covers US wines for Wine & Spirits magazine, focusing on the Pacific Northwest, California’s Central Coast and New York’s Finger Lakes.
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