Winery: Hermann J. Wiemer
Wine: Dry Riesling
Year: 2009
Date Drank: June 7, 2011
Website: wiemer.com
Ah, the crappy cell phone photo. I will get a better camera soon.
The Hermann J. Wiemer winery is located on the west side of Seneca Lake. Their dry Rieslings are generally well considered. I admit, I share this sentiment. Their 2008 Dry Rieslings were excellently balanced wines that only those adamantly opposed to dry wines would avoid.
I did not go into this tasting blind. I had attended a Riesling blending seminar led by the owner and a riesling tasting which featured not only the Wiemer Rieslings, but also Rieslings from Australia and the Mosel. Wiemer has a reputation for great Rieslings that compare favorably internationally.
Its color is a beautiful pale gold. My first whiff brought citrus, acidic citrus. Not oranges or tangerines, but closer to lemon and lime. After swirling the wine, the second whiff brought out floral scents, or grapefruit, though the citric acid of the first whiff still dominate. Tasting the wine, it starts with a little more sweetness than you pick up from its smell, though nothing especially strong. As it moves back it maintains a brightness. It has no feeling of coating the mouth. It finishes very clean, with a taste of grapefruit and orange peel. The finish will linger, though not obtrusively. The mineral flavor is there, but needs to be searched for.
This wine is a fantastic first impression for Finger Lakes wines, part of the reason I chose it. It is impossible to go completely wrong with a Wiemer Riesling. I will say that from memory, the 2009 Dry Riesling is somewhat more acidic than the 2008, disturbing its balance as compared to its predecessor. Still a wonderful wine.
Rating: 8.5/10
Well balanced, but could use a little less acidity in both the nose and the flavor. The acidity obscures the mineral flavors a bit, though aging the wine can compensate for this. It would be interesting to taste this wine later on.
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