1978 | Chateau St Jean | Select Late Harvest Johannisberg Riesling (Half Bottle)

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Dessert Wine: 1978 | Chateau St Jean | Select Late Harvest Johannisberg Riesling (Half Bottle)

Complex nose of caramel, apple. Explosive palate with staggering residual sugar and equal parts satisfying acidity. Incredibly long finish. Definitely worth tasting!

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Producer: Chateau St Jean

Vintage: 1978

Size: 375ml

ABV: 8.3%

Varietal: Riesling

Country/Region: United States, California

Complex nose of caramel, apple. Explosive palate with staggering residual sugar and equal parts satisfying acidity. Incredibly long finish. Definitely worth tasting!

Producer Information

Chateau St Jean is a major California winery founded in 1973, in Sonoma County. It rose to prominence for a number of single-vineyard wines, beginning with the inaugural 1975 vintage, especially its flagship wine, the Bordeaux-style red blend Cinq Cpages. The eponymous chateau was built in the 1920s by Ernest and Maude Goff, with a number of white grape varieties being grown on the estate. The vines weren’t around long, however, as they were replaced with less controversial crops during Prohibition (1920-1933). When Chateau St Jean was founded the original building was refurbished and listed in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It now hosts private events and tastings. Chateau St Jean has received critical acclaim throughout its history, especially for its flagship Cinq Cpages. The 1996 Cinq Cpages was named the wine of the year in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list, and later the 1999 vintage went on to be named number two. The winemaker Margo Van Staaveren was also lauded as winemaker of the year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine in 2008. Van Staaveren began work at Chateau St Jean in 1980, becoming winemaker in 2003. The remaining wine portfolio of Chateau St Jean includes Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir and Syrah as well as Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay sourced from numerous dfferent estates from the Sonoma Valley, Alexander Valley and Dry Valley Creek amoungst others. It is categorized into Reserve and and estate collections.