Lime peel, smooth river stones, white strawberry. Crunchy nectarine, subtle petrol, ripe granny smith apple. Fragrant honeysuckle and acacia flower, shaved ginger and lemongrass. Pure, tart, and focused fruit pulses with tremendously lean intensity; crisply radiating peach, green pear, and citrus with unapologetic verve. Gravel and chalk-laden minerality washes over the scene bringing an interesting subtly saline edge to compliment slightly reductive stoniness. Aromatic flowers and root spice add a final dusting of pretty perfume that wafts ethereally over a tight and energetic core. Dry, tangy, and extremely refreshing; packed with booming acidity within a medium bodied frame. This 2017 Green Ranch Vineyard Riesling by Handley Cellars is an extremely well made and complex aromatic white from Anderson Valley.

Located not far from the coast in Mendocino County, Anderson Valley is a unique cool climate winegrowing zone known partially as one of California's best regions for cultivating aromatic white grapes. This bottling, crafted by Handley Cellars using Riesling sourced from the Green Ranch Vineyard in Anderson Valley, confirms that this area does indeed produce absolutely world-class aromatic white wine. First impressions reveal this wine expresses flawless Riesling typicity along with an extraordinarily energetic spark, and its depth and complexity of character emerge with more careful observation. It is mineral, balanced, and just plain delicious, managing to captivate and command attention while still prioritizing purity of fruit and drinkability. This is an extremely impressive Riesling on par with California's best.