The Magician
Riesling · Ancient Lakes 02 / 15 $22
Riesling with nothing to hide.
Virtually bone-dry, racy, and built for the spice you're scared to pair.
Bone dry and racy, with peach blossom, green apple, honeysuckle, and a flick of petrol.
Grapes
100% Riesling
Single-varietal Riesling: peach blossom, green apple, honeysuckle, and a flick of petrol.
Terroir
Evergreen Vineyard, above the Columbia
Evergreen sits high above the Columbia on caliche (a calcium-carbonate hardpan over basalt), which drives the wine's minerality and racy acidity. The cool, windy site near George, WA stretches ripening and locks in acidity.
Region
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
A cool, high-desert AVA known for tense, mineral whites.
Winemaking
Virtually bone dry
Just under 2 g/L residual sugar with racy acidity; a dry Riesling that loves Thai, Indian, and BBQ.
What it is
Why it matters
Why it's cool
The Magician Riesling Composition100% Riesling
AVA(s)Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
VineyardsEvergreen
Oak / agingStainless; bone-dry (1.98 g/L RS)
Cases600
Alc11.8%
Scores 2024 IWR 93Owen Bargreen 92Wine Spectator 89