Riesling, State of Mind

This is a lightning bolt of a wine - laser focused fruit, salty citrus and acidity like lemonade. Bright, fresh wine with bursting zippy freshness. This Riesling from the Zillah Ranch Vineyard in Rattlesnake Hills is as serious of a white wine as can made in Columbia Valley. It is structurally similar to Alsace in style, while maintaining new world fruit.

Thanks to the rocky soil profile and high levels of caliche [calcium carbonate/limestone], it is the perfect vineyard for classic, old-world Rieslings. Zillah Ranch Vineyard is a cool growing site in the Rattlesnake Hills AVA. This vineyard is recognized as one of the classic sites for stunning Washington Rieslings. It is conventionally farmed with no cover crops. Average yields are 5 tons to 7 tons per acre. Zillah Ranch is rocky, rugged ground overlooking the western end of the Yakima Valley that delivers majestic Rieslings.