During the past two decades, Fresno State enology grad Jason Bull has been behind a number of Platinum winners from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In 2023, his work in the cellar produced for Sidereus owners Ruth and Skip Tarr one of the country’s top Rieslings — and their first Platinum from Great Northwest Wine. They harvested this lot Oct. 20 in the Chehalem Mountains between Newberg and Forest Grove. It offers classic aromas of pear, melon and a faint whiff of petrol. Asian pear and breakfast pastry flavors meet on an enjoyable palate where the 1% residual sugar is easily balanced with a lick of quince. Qualifying awards: Sunset International (best of class/ double gold)
Rating: Platinum • 93 points
Production: 180 cases
Alcohol: 12.6%
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