About this product
The definitive Finger Lakes Riesling — from Hermann J. Wiemer's home estate Magdalena Vineyard on Seneca Lake's west slope. This single-vineyard Riesling has propelled the Finger Lakes into the global Riesling conversation: extraordinary acidity, deep shale minerality, green apple, lime zest, and white flower aromatics. Whether harvested dry or with slight residual sugar, Magdalena Vineyard Riesling ages magnificently for 15-20 years, developing petrol, honey, and mineral complexity. The benchmark of American Riesling.
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Hermann J. Wiemer Magdalena Vineyard Riesling and freshwater trout: the Finger Lakes pairing of highest authority. The wine's mineral shale depth and precise acidity elevates the delicate trout — the lemon amplifies the Riesling's citrus precision; capers bridge the wine's mineral salinity; brown butter provides the richness the wine can penetrate. A pairing rooted in the lakes and streams of upstate New York.
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Wiemer Magdalena Riesling — with slight residual sugar — creates the classic Riesling-foie gras contrast: the wine's high acidity and mineral precision cuts through the fat while gentle sweetness amplifies the foie's richness. Riesling Spätlese jelly bridges the wine and the foie's character. A fine dining pairing that demonstrates Finger Lakes Riesling's European pedigree.
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