Tasting Notes - John Gehrig Riesling 2004 (Recommended)

John Gehrig stressed to us during a winery visit that he dislikes the classic minerally, tight style and instead favours a more generous and broad interpretation. With the 2004 I think he strikes some middle ground. Pale gold in the glass, looks older than an 2004. Lemon nose, quite full, but has some chalky acid humming in the bouquet. Similar in the mouth, more sour lemons and lime, plenty of acid, yet has some fruit forwardness. Not quite as old fashion as John would have liked I'm thinking. We've had some great rieslings from the King Valley in 2003 and 2004 - this is another one.