Redrooffs

This Alsace Riesling has a pale gold-green appearance. Medium petrol-citrus nose. Acidity is on the low side; has a nice balanced palette with straightforward slate and the slightest stone fruit notes, but this is a dry wine. Recommended, especially at the price: CDN$22.

I’ve been waiting for this one and ran into it unexpectedly after it had been on the shelf at Broadway International Wine Shop for just half an hour. Joie’s 2007 Riesling was one of my favourites of last year, and showed real promise for BC Rieslings. Distinctive nose—I am tempted to say I could detect a Joie wine—with little hint of sweetness: pineapple-sage on the nose. Medium body with nice crispness, good acidity, and ever so slightly off-dry. Honey and citrus notes, great balance. Another winner from Joie.

Medium yellow-gold. Lovely medium intensity honey-stone fruit nose. Low acidity, nice round sweet flavour with good body. Recommended for Riesling lovers. $35 (down from $51) at Kitsilano Wine Cellar.

Curious about British Columbia Rieslings, as I enjoyed Joie‘s 2007 Riesling so much.

This one is clear, pale gold with a classic Riesling nose—honey/apricot with mineral qualities. Off-dry with good acidity. Hints of honey and apple but slightly weak in terms of balance and flavour. Good, though, and drinkable; shows promise, and it’s nice to see another off-dry BC Riesling.

See Wild Goose Winery.

A blend of organic Grenache and Marsanne from Southwest France near Carcassonne. Clear gold appearance. Apple-citrus nose with perhaps a hint of oak and pepper. Nice acidity, perhaps not as defined as previous bottles I’ve tried, which were 2006 I believe. A pineapple quality with minerality but a bit dull. Good, but disappointing given my prior experience.

This French organic wine has a medium yellow-gold appearance. Intriguing hay-vegetal nose. Medium body. Flat on the palette with relatively low acidity; slight mushroom quality that’s not entirely objectionable, but there’s little subtlety here. (It can’t be corked, as it is a twist-top.)

I’m going to try a few relatively inexpensive organic wines.

First is this Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, about $15 at the BC Liquor store. Pale clear straw colour with a light citrus-pineapple nose. Good acidity; strong citrus notes and a good finish. Straightforward and drinkable. Recommended. See Emiliana.

Yellow-gold appearance with medium mineral nose and a hint of grapefruit. Strong acidity, light body. Dry mineral-citrus with nice length. About $21 at Kitsilano Wine Cellar. Recommended. See Anakena Wines.

Medium lemon-gold appearance, with a citrus-apple-oak nose. Dry with good acidity, medium body. Nice fruity quality, but overcome a bit by oaking. I think I am developing a distaste for oaked wines. Very nice, otherwise; recommended.

Pale gold appearance. Interesting nose: a big mix of citrus and fruit, from grapefruit to apple and everything between. Medium body with good acidity; a strong grapefruit quality. I’ve been drinking more of this varietal but find this unusual, in a good way. Casa Lapostolle.