Pale lemon color.
Aromas of apple, honeydew, lime.
Off-dry. Flavors of lime, honeysuckle, pear, stoney minerality. Fresh & tart.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 months ago
Cracked open this Speck Family Reserve from 2012 to pair with steak dinner. — 8 months ago
2015 vintage — 2 months ago
First time trying ice wine, and though they pick the grapes before the first frost so not technically ice wine this really impressed it was sweet and had some natural bitters like tannins from apples and pears — 2 months ago
Time to pour the Thirty Bench Red again to go with pasta. — 7 months ago
Pale straw color.
Aromas of toasted brioche, citrus.
Dry. Flavors of white peach, lemon, buttered toast.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5 — 8 months ago
Earthy and brambly; seems tight? but 8 yrs in bottle should be sufficient…. maybe there’s just not all that much going on. Underlying cherry and red liquorice, but very background. Perhaps it’ll open in a couple hours… — 2 months ago
Pale-medium, straw color.
Aromas of toasted brioche, lemon.
Dry. Flavors of lemon/lime, white peach, custard, buttered brioche. Rich & creamy.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 5 months ago
Pale lemon color.
Aromas of pear, apple white peach, nutmeg.
Dry. Flavors of apple, lemon, pear, white peach, white pepper, salty mineral finish.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 8 months ago
Brian
2019 vintage. As reliable a Riesling as you would expect from Thirty Bench. — a month ago