Charles Smith, Riesling Kung Fu Girl, Walla Walla Valley

Small (ABP) Super Bowl Party (Our Place) : PnP, chilled. Some minerality and tropical fruit notes on the nose. The palate showed some peach, mango, minerality, citrus, and only a touch of residual sugar. All were balanced by appropriate acidity. Should hold for a couple of years.

2023 vintage

primed and ready for Chinese on Christmas Eve

2023 vintage

A decent Riesling. On the nose some salt, lemon, petrol and ripe fruits. Very nice but nothing special.

2023 vintage

Huh. No idea where this came from; obvs it was a while ago. Not in inventory so 🤷‍♂️; probably a long ago work trip room gift brought home and stuck on a shelf in the cellar and forgotten. Good wine tho! Not showing much age for 16, still fresh with bracing acidity, stony lemons, bit thin/short finish, hint of petrol but only hint. The kind of wine, especially since it sat for a while, that makes me go “should drink …

2009 vintage

Frisk

2023 vintage

Some pretty good petrol notes here, at least on P&P.

2023 vintage

Correct, mais trop de sucre résiduel

2023 vintage

My fav for spicy food

2023 vintage

Supposed to be good with spicy asian. hAd with shrimp tortilla soup and it held up to the spice well. Not much nose but its past its prime, or that could be the spice i was consuming!

2021 vintage

Out of the first group of wines, I liked this one the best. It was a recommendation from Reddit. The wine was fruity and easy to drink. I believe that this was the first Riesling wine that I have tried. I will be trying more Riesling wines and wines from Charles Smith wines.

2023 vintage

One the yellow fruity side of the spectrum, different from Alsace in acidity. Medium mouth feel and some after taste of grape. Pair with asian food.

2023 vintage

The Gallon Gang Reunion (At the W's) : PnP, chilled. Some minerality and tropical fruit notes on the nose. The palate showed some peach, mango, minerality, citrus, and only a touch of residual sugar. All were balanced by appropriate acidity. Should continue to hold.

2021 vintage

Well hit me with some nunchakus and call me a ping-pong ball, this is one damn fine bargain of a WA riesling. Balanced, crisp, off-dry and all that. No errant jabs here. Green apple, apricot, lemon, rose petal, beeswax and a supporting minerality dance on a slightly buttery mouthfeel that nicely juxtaposes the classic acidic smack you'd expect from the style.

2021 vintage

It is a pleasant riesling, fresh, lemon but also some honey sweetness hints (but still dry).

2021 vintage

Tasted in a blind tasting between Washington and Germany. Visual: Golden yellow. Nose: Intense aromas of citrus, Meyer lemon, stone fruit, and tropical notes, with a zesty character. Palate: Reveals tropical flavors of pineapple and mango, accompanied by zesty notes. Medium-plus acidity and a light body contribute to its easy-drinking and enjoyable nature

2021 vintage

12.5%. Tasty, medium dry and with good body, nice freshness and decent length. Drink now. PnP.

2021 vintage

This has been my go to for many years for spicy Asian food. Hard to be at anywhere near the price

2021 vintage

First Riesling from outside of Europe. Less sweet and grape frute flavor than Euprpean one. NJ SB or Bordeax blanc would be better fit for me to get minerality and acidity before meal.

2021 vintage

Helle Farbe. Feiner Duft, Pfirsich, grüner Apfel, Eisbonbon, parfümiert. Im Gaumen süss, mittlere Säure, wirkt etwas behäbig. Kurz im Abgang.

2021 vintage

It is almost everywhere and you understand why: very easy to drink, light weighted, off-dry and some fresh fruity character. I get a a strange anis feel and I overall do not like the style. Boring and anonymous. Short finish. For the price you can get a much better riesling in Germany.

2021 vintage

Lite sötma. Taco. Charles Smith gör bra grejee.

2021 vintage

Honey and citrus. Clean and refreshing. Easy drinker.

2021 vintage

Easy drinking riesling from Washington state. Some petroleum and lime on the nose. Light subdued fruit flavors, notes if citrus, honey, green apples. Medium acidity and sweetness makes for easy drinking.

2021 vintage

Color: Light to medium yellow. Nose: Pineapple, wet stone. There is another fruity/flowery component that I am not able to pinpoint. Lovely! Excellent typicity. Mouth: The nose was very promising and it doesn't disappoint. Excellent expressiveness and length. Perhaps not quite as steely and fresh like some of its counterparts in Germany. In turn it is a bit more generous without being broad. It feels like there is a tad of residual sugar but still it is a dry wine. …

2021 vintage

89/90. A nice decently minerally freshly fruited medium dry honeyed Riesling which is drinkable and well priced. 12.5%. PnP.

2021 vintage

Jesper Hedegaard smagning

2021 vintage

With sushi

2021 vintage

With spicy tilapia, carrots, corn on the cob

2021 vintage

Easy drinking Riesling. Pale yellow with green notes. Starts of with green apple develops to stonefruit with some wet pebblestones. Some residual sugar, creamy but stil firm acidity. Med- finish

2021 vintage

With Kyoto sushi

2021 vintage

Good PQR

2021 vintage

오픈 하자 마자 과실 꽃향이 뿜뿜 향이 길게 가지는 않았습니다. 사과 배향이 먼저 느껴 졌고 그 뒤에 아카시아 감귤 민트가 느껴졌습니다. 산미는 거의 느껴지지 않다가 2시간 후 느껴졌네요. 기분좋은 군침도는 산미 마리아주는 지코바 양념통닭 중간 매운맛 매운 맛과 잘 어울렸습니다. 온도가 올라가니 휘발유 향이 나네요 재 구매의사 있습니다. 향이 너무 좋아요~

2021 vintage

91-93 TA

2021 vintage

A consistently good, inexpensive Riesling. Really, the only one we buy anymore. Always have a bottle of it in the fridge.

2021 vintage

Moderately sweet, fruity. Consumed without any pairing

2021 vintage

Not as sweet as I had expected for a Riesling meant to go with spicy Asian food. Some tartness, some sweetness. A little flat or flabby, if I recall correctly.

2008 vintage

If there was a "happy" category this would be in it. Refreshing, light, med sugar, non syrup finish. Smooth fruits.

2009 vintage

Great depth with nice balance of fruit and acidity. Not too sweet and great complexity for a riesling.

2009 vintage

An ongoing favorite and wonderful value. Superb nose. Lean, focused, nearly effervescent. Slightly clipped on the finish but a sharp wine with tremendous appeal.

2009 vintage

Little sweeter than I remembered. Better well chilled.

2009 vintage

Lime, honey, and apple flavors and aromas. Bright acidity. Off dry. Not bad.

2009 vintage

Drank by friends while I only had a sip. Well received by them but I can't really comment.

2009 vintage

I'll admit, this was much better than I expected. I thought this wine would be gimmicky, given the hype about the Charles Smith products, the label, and the low cost. Despite the 'strike against' it based on perception, this was very, very enjoyable. I don't drink much reisling, and I do figure that this is typical of the varietal, but it seemed to be a cross honey and green apple. I really enjoyed this wine, particularly for the $12 price …

2009 vintage

I'm not one to drink a wine more than twice, but this is just so easy and delicious. bright acid, citrus flavors, and a dry finish. Love this wine.

2009 vintage

Drank for Lauren's b day dinner. Wet rock/apricot aroma. Med body. Less crisp than I recall in PY vintages.

2008 vintage

Still drinking very well. Lemon-lime, apples, sweet pear. This really seems to have fully come together at this point. More body now than I can remember in previous bottles. Long finish. Eating hot dogs with this, a perfect match.

2009 vintage

Very nice

2008 vintage

Took to Kelly's indian dinner

2008 vintage

Was forced to open due to some seepage, about an inch. First time I have seen a screwtop leak. The wine was not harmed at all and crushes it like it always does. Ripping flavors of lemon lime and some tropical fruit. Great acidity from start to finish. Tastes a little sweet on the finish, not from sugar just from great ripe fruit.

2009 vintage

Nice qpr and one that we will enjoy by the pool all summer. White fruit, a hint of green apple with a tad bit of sweetness. Could stand a tad bit more acidity to bring up the refreshment factor but overall nice for the price

2009 vintage

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