 June , 2002
Stony Hill 2000 Gewurztraminer (Napa Valley)
Smells like a walk through a candy shop filled with gingerbread cookies, vanilla wafers and white chocolate fudge. Oh, and there's a flower shop next door, which explains the honeysuckle and gardenia. Yet it's dry and crisp and the flavors are modestly citrus and apricot. Elegant and foodworthy.
Stony Hill 2000 White Riesling (Napa Valley)
Made since 1957, always rich, complex and steely, and one of the state's great agers, this year's release is an extraordinary Riesling. Its flowery, peach and jasmine aromas and flavors and streak of mineral are delicately perched between dry and off-dry. Zesty acidity provides vital balance.
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