09.30.2009
The New York Times named 2007 Eroica its "favorite" American Riesling in an article about Riesling's popularity by Eric Asimov.
"Our favorite, the 2007 Eroica, is a collaboration between Chateau Ste. Michelle, the huge Washington winemaker, and Ernst Loosen, the eminent riesling producer from the Mosel region of Germany. The wine is made at Chateau Ste. Michelle from grapes grown in the Columbia Valley. Regardless of where the inspiration comes from, the wine is superb, graceful and tangy, full of mineral, peach and ginger flavors. It is not quite dry, meaning the wine has a bit of residual sugar in it, yet it was so balanced it didn’t taste sweet. Chateau Ste. Michelle’s ordinary bottling of riesling, made without the help of Mr. Loosen, was No. 6 on our list."
