2008 Vicar’s Choice Riesling has intense lime, green apple and yuzu zest aromas. Dry and crisp with moderate flavor concentration and just enough sweetness (7.3 grams per liter of residual sugar) this wine has a light to medium body and a medium-long finish. Drink it now to 2013. Importer: Winesellers, Ltd, Niles, IL.

This entry-level Riesling from St. Clair features strongly fruit-driven, almost confected aromas that range from apple to strawberry. Thankfully, there are mineral-petrol underpinnings that serve to give the wine greater depth and complexity; drink it over the next 2–3 years.——J.C.(9/1/2009)—— 87

——J.C.(7/1/2008)—— 89