2024 Desire Lines Wiley Vineyard Riesling

"The 2024 Riesling Wiley Vineyard offers a beguiling mix of varietal notes and bracing saline overtones. This fine, sculpted Riesling is all about tension and crystalline purity. It will appeal most to readers who enjoy taut whites. Wiley was planted in 1976, when Riesling was one of the most widely planted varieties in Anderson Valley." - 94 points, Antonio Galloni (Vinous) 

Wiley Vineyard was one of the first vineyards planted in Anderson Valley following the repeal of Prohibition, with a block of Riesling planted on its own roots in 1976 in the deep end of the valley. The vines are perched on a gently south-facing ridgeline, encircled by soaring redwood and Douglas fir trees. This is a cold, maritime vineyard exposed to the moderating influence of the nearby Pacific Ocean, yielding a wine that sings of this numinous place: pure and crystalline, pixelated in its intensity, subtly resinous and brackish, with brilliant citrus and beguiling floral perfume.

As with recent vintages, we leaned into a reductive fermentation and élevage for the 2024 Wiley Vineyard Riesling. Wiley naturally pushes toward reduction during fermentation, developing flinty, steely aromas that sharpen the wine’s sense of structure and tension. Raising the wine entirely in stainless steel allows that crystalline character to shine, preserving nuance, precision, and the electric purity that defines this vineyard at its best.