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Ludwig 2007 Lorelei's Vineyard Riesling (Monterey)
- Best Buy
- $13
It’s always nice to come across a good California Riesling, because there are so few of them. This one’s made from organic grapes grown in gravelly benchlands, and its cool-climate origins show in the brisk acidity that makes the yellow apricot, wildflower and slate flavors so clean. Production was a miserly 448 cases, and the alcohol level is a refreshingly low 13%.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Ludwig 2009 Sweetwater Vineyard Riesling (Monterey)
- Best Buy
- $14
Made in the style of a nice German Riesling, with a little sweetness. It’s a fine wine, showing classic varietal flavors of lychee, Asian pear, orange, honeysuckle and white pepper, and a distinct note of diesel. Crisp Monterey acidity makes the finish clean. Worth a search, but production was low.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Ludwig 2008 Riesling (Monterey)
- Editors' Choice
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- $14
A really nice wine, especially if you’re looking for something from California that’s bone dry and modest in alcohol. Sleek with mouth-cleansing acidity, it shows intricate flavors of apricots, green apples and grapefruits.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
Ludwig 2009 Hammerklavier McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir- Dornfelder (Santa Lucia Highlands)
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- $28
Dornfelder is a red grape variety grown in Germany. This blend is very much like a cool climate Pinot Noir. It’s soft and light in texture and low in alcohol, with complex cherry, leather, tobacco and spice flavors. Drink it now.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Ludwig 2008 Hillside Vineyard Riesling (Santa Lucia Highlands)
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- $18
Brisk in acidity and minerally, with a tantalizing scour of steel, this Riesling is so clean and stimulating. With green apple, citrus and floral flavors, it straddles the boundary between dry and just off-dry. What a wonderful cocktail wine with puff pastry appetizers.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
Ludwig 2007 Sweetwater Vineyard Riesling (Monterey)
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- $13
A little too soft and sweet to earn a higher score, but if jammy Rieslings appeal to you, it’s a good buy. Shows flavors of apricots, pineapples, wildflowers and spice, balanced with very crisp acidity.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Ludwig 2006 Sweetwater Vineyard Riesling (Monterey)
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- $13
From a vineyard called Sweetwater, this Riesling itself is sweet in peach, pineapple and wildflower honey flavors. Brisk Monterey acidity balances, with a tart, prickly mouthfeel.
— S.H.
(4/1/2008)
Ludwig 2008 Single Vineyard Selection Dry Gewürztraminer (Monterey)
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- $13
Shows classic flavors of spices, flowers, citrus, peaches and apricots, and like the label says, it’s dry. But the wine feels too soft and simple.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
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