The best aging wines in the world are not dry reds but rather sweet whites; the concentration of residual grape sugars and acidity in Cluster Select Late Harvest wines can result in nectars that are delicious a century or more after the grapes were harvested; the perfect wines to celebrate birthdays, weddings and other special events. We don't suggest that these Navarro wines will age a century, but our recently tasted 1983 Cluster Select Riesling was still delicious at 35 years of age.

2013 Gewürztraminer Cluster Select Late Harvest - Gold Medal winner. Best of Show.
Harvest sugars 33.2 Brix; Residual sugars 15.5%; Total acidity 13.8 gm/L; pH 2.99
Gewürz has thick skins, not easily prone to rot. This 2013 is a rare wine as it was picked a month earlier than the prior vintages with more acidity. A scintillating yin-yang of sweetness counter-balanced with acidity. $35.00 (375 ml)

2013 Riesling Cluster Select Late Harvest - Gold Medal winner. Best of Show.
Harvest sugars 32.5 Brix; Residual sugars 15.4%; Total acidity 12.4 gm/L; pH 3.05
Pliny wrote about a sweet wine from 121 BC, a famous vintage of classical antiquity: “The wine now has lasted for 200 years.” This bottling with great acidity and honeyed fruit promises delight for decades. $35.00 (375 ml)

2014 Riesling Cluster Select Late Harvest - Gold Medal winner. Best of Show.
Harvest sugars 36.8 Brix; Residual sugars 19.5%; Total acidity 10.7 gm/L; pH 3.09
The most prized German wines are trockenbeerenauslese, where the must weight is over 150 Oechsle, roughly equivalent in the US to about 35° Brix. Concentrated flavors of apricot, honey and tropical fruits with taut acidity. $35.00 (375 ml)

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