Nacina Santa Lucia Highlands Off Dry Riesling by Dan Tudor

Tasting notes & discussion 11

Typically $29/bottle from Nacina (for 2014, at least)
Vintage 2015 from the Santa Lucia Highlands
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Tudor Wines
Founded by Dan Tudor in 2000 with his cousin Christian Tudor, the Tudor Wines touch can be traced over the past two thousand years and back to Croatia. Though based in Santa Barbara, the pair of Tudors’ focus has been on recognizing Monterey County’s potential in wine-growing. With many microclimates and varying terroir, Dan and Christian saw opportunity for exploration, though Dan’s focus tended toward Pinot Noir. Today’s Riesling is handcrafted, as all Tudor wines, and sourced from Santa Lucia Highlands, firmly in Monterey County.

And Behind Dor Number Tu

TASTING NOTES:
“Astonishingly fresh with intense yet delicate notes of melon, honey and well-spiced ripe grapefruit. Enormous concentration, plush flavors of ripe apricot and pear, perfectly balanced by acidity and a long finish.” (AbV 11.5%)

BARRELS:
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TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
There exists a brain teaser called the “Monty Hall problem.” Named after the original host of Let’s Make a Deal, it presents you with three doors, behind one of which is a new car. After choosing your first door, the host opens another door that doesn’t have the car and asks if you would like to change your original answer. So, does it make sense to change your answer?

Marilyn Vos Savant of Parade said yes. Given probability, if you switch doors, you have a 2/3 chance of winning the car, while those who stick to the first option have 1/3. Approximately 10,000 readers wrote in to tell Vos Savant she was wrong and remained unconvinced until mathematical proofs and simulations seemed to prove otherwise.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
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OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Luck.

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