2008 Fox Run Reserve Riesling: Yum

Gotta comment on the 2008 Reserve Riesling, $30, from the estate vineyards at Fox Run on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes district of New York. It's fab: Vibrant lime, citrus, grass, and grapefruit on the nose. A big palate of dry lemon-lime, kiwi and herbs, with a midpalate blast of orange and mango, and a finish of minerality and herbs. Folks, it's dry with palate-cleansing acidity. The Finger Lakes region is trumpeting its way to stardom in the domestic Riesling world, neck-and-neck with Washington state and just ahead of Michigan. Peter Bell is the masterful winemaker who is the mad scientist at Fox Run. Tricia Renshaw is the assistant who shows her deft hand with Riesling. You can learn lmore and order it at foxrunvineyards.com.