Domaine Rewa 2015 Riesling and Pinot Noir

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• Domaine Rewa Central Otago Riesling 2015
  Riesling from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 25-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, very pale straw colour with slight green hues, colourless on the rim. The nose is very elegant and refined in presentation with a core of lime fruit entwined with subtle and soft notes of toast unfolding an amalgam of white florals and minerals. Medium in sweetness and light-bodied, the palate has soft and harmoniously integrated flavours of lime fruit, white florals and honeysuckle, with gentle notes of toast and minerals. The mouthfeel is rich and lush, and smooth-flowing with soft acidity lending mellow drive and energy. The wine carries to a soft and gentle, honied finish. This is a harmoniously integrated medium Riesling with lime, flora and honied flavours and a little secondary toastiness on a lush, smooth-flowing palate. Serve as an aperitif and with Asian fare over the next 4-5 years. Fruit from the ‘Epicurious’ vineyard, WBP and in stainless-steel fermented to 11.0% alc. and 21 g/L RS, TA 8.44 g/L and pH 2.85. 18.0+/20 Feb 2018 RRP $24.00 Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates
• Domaine Rewa Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015
  Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Otago

  Review Date : 25-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Dark ruby-red colour with some depth, lighter on the rim with slight purple hues. The nose id ethereal and voluminous with a deep core of ripe dark-red cherry fruit entwined with subtle notes of dark herbs, unfolding red florals and a little nutty oak. Medium-bodied, the palate has rich and sweetly ripe fruit flavours of dark-red and black cherries melded with some liquorice, spices and nutty oak detail. The flavours are softly mouthfilling and the fruit is supported by fine-grained tannin extraction lending texture and refined grip. The acidity is integrated and the wine carries along a velvety line to a lingering finish. This is a beautifully balanced, sweetly rich dark-red and black cherry fruited Pinot Noir with subtle herb, liquorice and spice notes on a fine-textured palate. Match with roast duck, pork, beef and lamb dishes over the next 5-6 years. Pinot Noir fruit, clones 5 and 113, hand-picked and indigenous yeast fermented to 12.6% alc., the wine aged 12 months in 28% bew French oak barriques. 18.5/20 Feb 2018 RRP $39.00 Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates