2018

XLC Dry Riesling

Columbia Valley
Buy Wine
Eroica XLC Dry Riesling Columbia Valley
Wine Enthusiast
92
“Editors' Choice”
August 2022
The Wine Advocate
92
May 2023
Eroica XLC Dry Riesling Columbia Valley

“Extended Lees Contact (XLC) is a modern interpretation of classic, Old World, dry-style Riesling. This wine is crafted in an upright oak cask and aged for 22 months on the full lees (spent yeast). In keeping with Germany’s Grosses Gewächs “GG” designation, this is a dry wine from distinctive vineyards.” – David Rosenthal

Download Factsheet PDF

Extended Lees Contact, or “XLC,” is a traditional winemaking technique that gives wine extra time in barrel to find its natural harmony and balance.

Composition
  • Blend: 100% Riesling
  • Total Acidity 0.83 g/100mL
  • PH: 3.07
  • Residual Sugar: 0.76 g/100mL
  • Alcohol Content: 12.5%
  • Fermentation: Eroica XLC was crafted in an upright oak cask with native yeast fermentation and aged for 22 months on full lees (spent yeast).
Other Wines You Might Enjoy
Eroica Gold Riesling Columbia Valley

Gold Riesling

The bright, natural acidity of our original Eroica with concentrated, ripe fruit flavors and a touch of sweetness. Eroica Gold combines the trademark Washington acidity with German botrytis influence. The wine offers lush orange marmalade flavors with a crisp finish.

Eroica Single Berry Select Columbia Valley

Single Berry Select

Made in the style of German trockenbeerenauslese, berries are painstakingly, individually picked and hand sorted. Carefully pressed, the rich juice is fermented for more than eight months to develop the full character. The result is an ultra rich, concentrated, yet elegant wine with intense aromas of orange blossom, honey, apricot and sweet spice. Decadent flavors of ripe pineapple and honey lead to a long, luscious finish.

Eroica 2016 Ice Wine Horse Heaven Hills

Ice Wine

Exotic, luscious, and ultra ripe with superb acidity and concentrated aromas and flavors of apricot and honey.The rarity of ice wine is its need for a hard freeze below 14 degrees Fahrenheit with healthy fruit still hanging on the vine. The grapes are picked and pressed immediately while frozen, releasing only sweet, concentrated juice and leaving the water, in the form of ice, behind.