2015 Nacina Off-Dry Riesling 'Tondré Grapefield'

100% Riesling. Fermented in stainless steel at low temperatures, made to be bone dry at 1.5% residual sugar in the German halbtröcken (half-dry) style. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 425 cases made. 11.5% alcohol.

Tasting Notes

This is a really fun way to enjoy some off-dry Riesling with some bottle age at a great price. Showing some petrol notes along with still fresh melon, honey, grapefruit and spice notes, with flavors of pear and apricot. There’s enough acidity to balance everything out and keep it fresh, so that it tastes just lightly sweet. A wonderful pairing for any cuisine that utilizes heat and/or strong spices. Take a bottle down to Golden Triangle and enjoy!

About Nacina

First cousins, Christian Tudor and Dan Tudor started Tudor Wines in 2000, from an ancestry including generations of wine grape-growers on the island of Hvar off Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast. Winemaker Dan Tudor begins by using only grapes from the finest sites. Perfect balance of tannins, flavor, alcohol, acid and fruit is the goal. Only the finest three-year dried French oak barrels are used in a way that complements the wine without over-powering the elegance and finesse. The winery is in Paso Robles, wines are de-stemmed, cold-soaked, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Single vineyard wines are selected by individual barrels, and are free-run juice.

Tondre Grapefield is the source of most of Tudor wines, located in the center of the SLH appellation, with the Hook Vineyard Pinot Noir from further south in the SLH. The well-drained southeastern slopes of the Santa Lucia Highlands combine with cool, moist winds from the bay to create wines with complex and subtle textures. Individual rows are harvested at peak ripeness, not under-ripe and never over-ripe.