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Hillebrand 2007 Showcase Riesling
This is a wine where the young meets the old and the marketing team gets to step in and give it even more flair. In essence, this is not just the winemaker’s wine; the entire Hillebrand marketing machine had a hand in it. First in the vineyard, where they kept yields low (.4 tons to the acre) and used a mix of 5 acres of young vines and 2 acres of 17 year old vines, then winemaker Darryl Brooker took over and made a wine with a nose ripe with peach, nice mineral content and a touch of lemony goodness, all that follows on the palate with a dose of refreshing acidity and a lengthy finish. Then the marketing team took over: with 180 cases made, reserve quality, and the sourcing of the grapes from the Four Mile Creek appellation, they needed something to really deem this wine as special. Since a dry creek bed runs through the vineyard, they played around with that idea for a bit – then it hit them … it’s not a dry creek, it’s a Ghost Creek, and if you are walking around the vineyard late at night, you can almost hear the tinkling of the water and when the moon is half full you can almost see its phantom wetness shimmer in the moonlight. Oooooo, gives me the shivers, now take a sip – so does the wine. Ask for it’s new name: 2007 Ghost Creek Vineyard Riesling. Price: $25.00
2007
White
Riesling
0
$25
Canada
Ontario
Niagara Peninsula
at the Winery
http://www.hillebrand.com
2011-06-27

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