2013 Kung Fu Girl Riesling White stone fruit, white peach, apricot, cool and delicious. Think Fuji apple, Shiro plum, lime leaves. Focused with a very long, minerally finish. Kung Fu Girl.....too pure! Blend Current & Past Scores 100% Riesling 91 points, Wine Spectator “Top 100 Wines” in 2014 and 2013, “Best Value” Five Years in a Row “Crisp and sleek, with juicy, expansive nectarine and peach flavors that play against citrusy acidity, finishing with zing and a sense of softness that lets the finish keep singing. Drink now through 2020.” Appelation Ancient Lakes Vintage 2013 was the warmest vintage since 2003, but cooled off just in time for harvest. The resulting wines were less likely to tip into overripe flavors or high alcohol levels, and picking proceeded at a normal pace. Total tonnage was up about 5% over 2012, a record for the state. Wine Analysis 7.9 grams/L Total Acidity 3.21 pH 12% Alcohol 1.3% Residual Sugar g/100mL Retail Price $12.00 USD UPc 184745000041 90 points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate “Clean, fresh and incredibly pure, the 2013 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl is shockingly good given the price (and the volume, as they produce a massive amount of this cuvee). Lychee, citrus, mint and classic minerality all show here, and it’s mediumbodied, beautifully balanced and finishes cleanly, with perfectly integrated acidity and only subtle sweetness. Enjoy this rock star effort over the coming year or two.” 91 points & “Best Buy,” Wine Enthusiast (2012 vintage) “Kung Fu Girl has become an iconic Riesling on the strength of its instantly recognizable label, and surpassing quality. It rests comfortably on the fence between dry and off-dry, and is a bulls-eye rendition of Washington Riesling. A dense mix of citrus, apple and tree fruits, enhanced with skin textures and finishing with highlights of honey and tea, this is flat out delicious.” Vineyard The vineyards we work with are farmed using the most up to date sustainable practices. Evergreen: Planted in 1998 by Jerry Milbrandt, the vineyard rows lie along a stretch of steep cliffs above the Columbia River, in one of the state’s newest AVA’s The Ancient Lakes. A cooler site due to river influence, the soils are composed of fragmented basalt, gravel silt, and caliche deposited during ice age floods. As with all of Milbrandt’s vineyards, Evergreen is farmed using sustainable practices. This site produces fruit with sublime mineral character and great acidity, a balance that winemakers adore. Charles Smith Wines | charlessmithwines.com | 509.526.5230 | [email protected]
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