Efeste ‘Evergreen Vineyard’ Riesling, A Staff Favorite!
I recently spoke with Purple Seattle bartender, Jim Benoit, on the subject of his favorite wine that perhaps many people are not aware of yet. Jim offered up the ‘Evergreen Vineyard’ Riesling from Efeste Wines. Located in Woodinville, Efeste Wines is relatively new on the wine scene but is already impressing with 6 current offerings in addition to their Riesling including a Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cabernet-Syrah Blend and 2 Sauvignon Blancs.
Jim says “some Rieslings can be one sided…either too sweet or posses too much acidity.” He characterizes the Efeste Riesling as “perfectly balanced” as it is “still sweet enough but also with good acid as to make it an easy food pairing wine or something to simply sip by itself.”
On the Efeste website, winemaker Brennon Leighton adds, “Evergreen is a high elevation vineyard, which is very cool compared to most Washington Vineyards. This allows the fruit to hang long into October, and still retain lots of acid while keeping the sugar accumulation low. This is a classic Riesling, balanced with tons of mineral notes.”
Currently, the Efeste ‘Evergreen Vineyard’ Reisling is on our Seattle wine list only…stop in, try it, tell us what you think!
Cheers!
