Tasting Notes:
White stone fruit, white peach, apricot, cool and delicious. Think Fuji apple, Shiro plum, lime leaves. Focused with a very long, minerally finish. Kung Fu Girl.....too pure!
Vintage:
2013 was the warmest vintage since 2003, but cooled off just in time for harvest. The resulting wines were less likely to tip into overripe flavors or high alcohol levels, and picking proceeded at a normal pace. Total tonnage was up about 5% over 2012, a record for the state.
Total Acidity: 7.9 grams/L
pH: 3.21
Alcohol: 12%
Residual Sugar g/100mL: 1.3%
Crisp and sleek, with juicy, expansive nectarine and peach flavors that play against citrusy acidity, finishing with zing and a sense of softness that lets the finish keep singing. Drink now through 2020. 128,806 cases made. –HS - Wine Spectator Magazine 91 Points
Clean, fresh and incredibly pure, the 2013 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl is shockingly good given the price (and the volume, as they produce a massive amount of this cuvee). Lychee, citrus, mint and classic minerality all show here, and it’s medium-bodied, beautifully balanced and finishes cleanly, with perfectly integrated acidity and only subtle sweetness. Enjoy this rock star effort over the coming year or two. - Robert Parker 90 Points