Country: US / Bone Dry
Variety: Riesling Oregon
Winery: Paul O’Brien / Umpqua Valley
The winery has stuck with a deeply austere, penetrating and rather Germanic style of dry Riesling—which is difficult to do this well. Though built for acid freaks, it’s also layered with complex flavors, blending citrus pith and rind, wet stone, green apple and green pineapple. It’s drinking well already, and likely to hold steady for up to a decade.