The 1999 Riesling Dry Reserve has a demure, somewhat muted nose of stones and earth. However, on the palate, it is rich, opulent, beautifully delineated, and highly expressive. Candied limes, minerals, and spices can be found in this wine's intense personality as well as throughout its long finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2005. This is an excellent value.Tel. (503) 538-8520

Produced from vines planted in 1975, the 1998 Riesling Dry Reserve has a hugely expressive, Germanic nose of minerals and flowers. Medium-bodied and well-focused, it is a boisterous, sweet herbal tea, candied lemon, stone, and white fruit-flavored wine. This excellent Riesling should be consumed over the next 4-5 years. This is an excellent value.Tel. (503) 538-8520

This crisp, citrusy, apple-scented and flavored wine possesses good purity, medium body, and an impressive finish. Drink it over the next several years.Tel. (503) 538-8520

This winery tends to hold back its production to give the wines more bottle age. The gem in this portfolio of new releases is the 1990 Dry Riesling-Reserve, a rich, full-bodied, concentrated, dry Riesling with a remarkable resemblance to a top dry Riesling from Alsace. The penetrating fragrance of apricots, peaches, and flowers is super. The wine is rich and full, but oh, so dry, crisp, and well-delineated. It is an immensely flexible dry white wine that can be drunk with numerous dishes, ranging from fish and poultry, to Asian food. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.

Argyle Winery is run by Bryon Croser, the famed Australian winemaker who is more well-known for those products sold under the name of the Petaluma Winery. Croser's first Oregon vintage was 1987, and he has fashioned the finest sparkling wines I have yet to taste from Oregon. Additionally, there is a super, bone dry Riesling that could give some of the top Alsatian winemakers competition. The 1988 Dry Riesling-Reserve exhibited an intense bouquet of peaches, apricots, and flowers that was followed by a full-bodied, concentrated, bone dry Riesling with some evidence of botrytis, a gorgeous texture, and crisp, wonderfully pure, austere flavors. This top-notch dry Riesling may be the best I have ever tasted from America. Given its structure and size, it should drink well for another 3-4 years.