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Soft and fairly sweet, with honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas and tropical fruit flavors.
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Soft and delicately sweet, with lively pineapple and lemon flavors that show spicy accents. Drink now.
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Appealing notes include pear, jasmine and orange blossom. It drinks a hair off dry with stone fruit flavors that seem a bit dilute
Sweet, polished, focused and expressive, playing the grapefruit, pear and spice flavors against bracing acidity. This avoids being cloying, and persists harmoniously. Delicious now, but should deepen with cellaring. Drink now through 2025.— H.S. (5 March 2015)
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Penetrating aromas suggest lemon oil and citrus blossom, with a hint of terpene. This is the driest version of this wine to date, with residual sugar down around 0.5%. Pear skin, pear flesh and citrus carry it through a lengthy finish. May 2014
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BEST BUY ~ The sweetness gauge on the back label indicates this as medium dry, and at 3.2% residual sugar, there is more than a hint of sweetness. It’s all in fine balance, full flavored, fruity and round. A mix of peaches, apricots and Mandarin oranges makes this an interesting Riesling with some complexity. — […]
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. -HS 11/30/12
BEST BUY ~ # 10 TOP 100 BEST BUYS 2012 ~
A Fresh and textural wine, this puts a spicy spin on citrus rind and stone fruit flavors of peach and apricot. There’s an intriguing hint of white pepper as well, and an overall sensation of density, intensity and exceptional length. – PG 9/01/12
#1 TOP 100 2011 ~ Rich on the borderline between dry and sweet, this richly fruity riesling is packed with flavors or peach, apricot, pear, a hint of mint, and a streak of wet stone. There is a lot going on for such an inexpensive wine. – PG 11/01/11
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. –HS
| Review product name | Reviewer | Rating | Review text | Date posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy | September 30, 2022 | |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
Top 100 Best Buy for 2022 |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy | September 30, 2022 | |
| 2021 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine & Spirits Magazine | Year's Best |
Year's Best for $20 or Less |
September 30, 2022 |
| 2019 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Somm Con Concours D ‘Vin | Excellence Award | September 29, 2022 | |
| 2018 Pacific Rim Vin De Glacière | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts | August 11, 2022 | |
| 2020 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
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August 11, 2021 |
| 2020 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
Top 100 Best Buys of 2021 |
August 11, 2021 |
| 2019 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Smart Buy |
Smart Buy Soft and fairly sweet, with honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas and tropical fruit flavors. |
January 6, 2021 |
| 2018 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts | September 27, 2019 | |
| Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2017 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
January 31, 2019 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 91 pts | January 31, 2019 | |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2016 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Best Value |
Best Value Soft and delicately sweet, with lively pineapple and lemon flavors that show spicy accents. Drink now. |
August 14, 2018 |
| 2015 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Spectator | Best Value |
Best Value |
November 18, 2016 |
| 2013 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY Appealing notes include pear, jasmine and orange blossom. It drinks a hair off dry with stone fruit flavors that seem a bit dilute |
October 12, 2015 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 92 pts |
Sweet, polished, focused and expressive, playing the grapefruit, pear and spice flavors against bracing acidity. This avoids being cloying, and persists harmoniously. Delicious now, but should deepen with cellaring. Drink now through 2025.— H.S. (5 March 2015) |
March 6, 2015 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY (May 2014) |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY Penetrating aromas suggest lemon oil and citrus blossom, with a hint of terpene. This is the driest version of this wine to date, with residual sugar down around 0.5%. Pear skin, pear flesh and citrus carry it through a lengthy finish. May 2014 |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2012 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY (May 2014) |
March 27, 2014 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | BestBuy |
BEST BUY ~ The sweetness gauge on the back label indicates this as medium dry, and at 3.2% residual sugar, there is more than a hint of sweetness. It’s all in fine balance, full flavored, fruity and round. A mix of peaches, apricots and Mandarin oranges makes this an interesting Riesling with some complexity. — […] |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. -HS 11/30/12 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 91 pts |
BEST BUY ~ # 10 TOP 100 BEST BUYS 2012 ~ A Fresh and textural wine, this puts a spicy spin on citrus rind and stone fruit flavors of peach and apricot. There’s an intriguing hint of white pepper as well, and an overall sensation of density, intensity and exceptional length. – PG 9/01/12 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2010 Pacific Rim Riesling | Wine Enthusiast | 90 pts |
#1 TOP 100 2011 ~ Rich on the borderline between dry and sweet, this richly fruity riesling is packed with flavors or peach, apricot, pear, a hint of mint, and a streak of wet stone. There is a lot going on for such an inexpensive wine. – PG 11/01/11 |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2011 Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Riesling - Organic Grapes | Wine Spectator | 90 pts |
Sweet and silky, balanced with aggressive acidity. The poached pear, pineapple and spice flavors linger on the finish. Drink now through 2015. 1,400 cases made. –HS |
March 14, 2013 |