Wine: 2002 Burnley Vineyards Riesling



Review: Founded in 1976, Burnley Vineyards is one of the oldest wineries in Virginia. I have had this wine sitting in my wine cellar for 4 or 5 years, well beyond the shelf life of most Rieslings.

This wine is made in the Germanic style, it is fermented as cold as possible and then additional Riesling juice is added. This creates a very tropical wine with hints of pineapple and pear. The wine was sweet with a nice, soft finish, although it did feel like the wine was on the edge of turning. Overall, a good value and newer vintages have not increased in price.

Price: $12

Grade: 80

This has been sitting in my inbox forever, but I just got the chance to look at it recently. Truly Fine Wine is an importer specializing in German wines, in particular small production Rieslings producers. They have a great selection of hard-to-find Rieslings and a really good introduction to German wines, something I know almost nothing about.

Anyway, check them out.