Medium straw color. Intense aromas of minerality, with grapefruit, pear and smoke. Off-dry, high acidity. Medium body and alcohol. Medium(+) intensity of pear, grapefruit, wet stone, spice and strawberry. Medium length with a spice finish. Drink now through 2020.
The minerality on the nose is remarkable. It makes perfect sense that the Devon slate is part of the wine's name. You are drinking liquid slate, that's what it is. The residual sugar and the spices complement the minerality. Remarkable is also the Price: a wine of such complexity under $20 is hard to find. I drank this wine with smoked pork sausages and mushrooms, with which the spicy part of the Devon agreed well. But I particularly liked how it handled the sheep/cow milk cheese with a bloomy rind, which I had afterwards. The residual sugar took care of the rind, the minerality and pear fruit seemed to enhance the cheese's nuttiness. This is where Oregon and the Mosel meet!