Arrowood Special Select Late Harvest White Riesling

Our Special Select Late Harvest Riesling comes from a one-acre block planted at Saralee’s Vineyard in 1997 in the Russian River Valley. Cool temperatures and morning fog from the nearby Pacific Ocean promote the development of Botrytis cinerea (noble rot) in the vineyards. This natural process allows the liquid to evaporate and the grapes to shrivel, thereby concentrating sugars and intensifying flavor and aromatic impressions. To maintain the pure fruit character and intensity of the grapes, we fermented and aged the wine in stainless steel at very cool temperatures.