2025 Riesling
$14.40 - Wine Club Price
Tasting Notes
The 2025 Riesling is a refreshingly light-bodied wine characterized by pronounced tropical and citrus aromatics balanced by lively acidity. Notes of white peach juice and fresh mandarin blend harmoniously with subtle hints of lime and kiwi on the nose. On the palate, the wine opens with vibrant acidity, revealing secondary layers of lemon curd, candied apple, and delicate minerality. It concludes with a clean, crisp finish marked by balanced acidity and natural residual sugar, delivering a vibrant, racy impression. This Riesling is best enjoyed now through 2042, with optimal maturity anticipated around 2038, and is recommended to be served well chilled.
Vineyard Designation
100% estate grown
Vintage Notes
The 2025 growing season in Washington was defined by mild winter conditions, an early and even start to the season, and a warm, steady summer free from major heat spikes. Bud break began slightly ahead of historical averages in early April, and growing degree days in the Yakima Valley tracked just above long-term norms through the core of the season. An unusually warm September helped carry fruit to full maturity, resulting in grapes with excellent ripeness, balanced acidity, and strong overall quality. In the Yakima Valley, the 2025 vintage shows the region at its best, with whites expected to offer vibrant aromatics and freshness, and reds showing depth of fruit, refined structure, and impressive balance.
Winemaking Notes
Our 2025 Airfield Riesling, sourced from our estate vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA, is crafted in the Kabinett style, highlighting lower alcohol, vibrant acidity, and balanced natural residual sugar. Harvested in late September at 20.4 Brix, the grapes were whole cluster pressed without destemming, then gently settled before fermentation. A yeast strain isolated from German Riesling grapes was selected to preserve fresh fruit character during the cool 56°F fermentation, which lasted nearly four weeks before being stopped early to retain natural residual sugar. Lees stirring over two months enhanced body and roundness before the wine was stabilized and prepared for bottling.
• Sustainable WA Certified
• Salmon-Safe Certified
•Produced in a Vegan Manner (No animal byproducts used in the production of this wine)
Food Pairing
Seared Scallops with Green Apple Slaw
Pear and Gorgonzola Flatbread
Prosciutto, Melon, and Goat Cheese Salad
Shrimp Tempura
Sushi
- Varietal Composition: Riesling
- Appellation: Yakima Valley
- Cases Produced: 300
- Alcohol: 9%
- pH: 3.18
- Acidity: 6.8 g/L
- RS: 3.62%
- Ageability: Enjoy now through 2042 with optimal maturity in 203 (enjoy at cool temperatures)