Cheap, but nothing to be ashamed of

Over the holiday season, I've had quite a few bottles of Angel's Gate 2010 Susreserve Riesling.  I actually stocked up on this one without even tasting it first based on the incredible 2009 vintage which scored at or above 90 by various reviewers and won a handful of awards.  So, for $13.95 per bottle, I didn't think there was much risk.

I describe the scent as a combination of honey, citrus and lemon, but other reviewers interpret this as pineapple.  The wine is definitely sweeter than the 2009, but without being too sugary.  There are two distinct layers of flavour to this wine: the slightly sour, citrus and mineral flavours that you would expect from a Beamsville Bench riesling, backed up by a smoother flavour of fruit (possibly pineapple and / or nectarine) and honey.  Since the susreserve method involves adding unfermented riesling juice to the finished wine, I wonder if those two parallel flavours come from the wine and the juice respectively.  The mouth feel is thin, but very consistent, with a longer than expected finish.  In a neat coincidence, I also did a blind review of this wine.  My sister-in-law served me a glass when I'd asked for white; I didn't realize at the time that she'd sent my husband out shopping so he just bought what he knew I liked!  Overall, this wine is very drinkable and refreshing.  After much debate, Chris and I both rated it an 86.