Terrace Edge 2016 ‘Classic’ and 2017 ‘Liquid Geography’ Rieslings

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• Terrace Edge Waipara Valley ‘Classic’ Riesling 2016
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright straw-yellow colour with lemon-green hues, pale on the edge. The nose is softly concentrated with deep aromas of ripe lime fruit along with white and yellow stonefruits, and an amalgam of yellow florals with mineral elements. The aromatics form a rounded core unfolding an array of citrus fruits. Medium-dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has rich and mouthfilling flavours of ripe citrus fruits and yellow stonefruits with subtle honied and yellow floral flavours along with nuances of lees and minerals. The palate has plenty of fruit extract and presence with fine-grained phenolic textures lending a refined line, with balanced, underlying acidity. The wine carries with good power and drive to a long and concentrated finish. This is a fulsome, mouthfilling, ripe, medium-dry Riesling with ripe citrus and stonefruit flavours with honey and minerals, and plenty of palate presence. Serve as an aperitif, with poultry and Asian fare over the next 5+ years. Very clean fruit, hand-picked, WBP and fermented to 13.0% alc. and 12.5 g/L RS, ta 7.5 g/L and pH 3.19. Certified BioGro organic. 18.5+/20 Feb 2018 RRP $23.95 Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates
• Terrace Edge ‘Liquid Geography’ North Canterbury Riesling 2017
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 15-Feb-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, light golden-yellow colour with some depth, lighter on the rim. The nose is gently full with well-concentrated and deeply layered aromas of ripe citrus and tropical fruits, along with honey and marmalade, musky botrytis, unfolding savoury yellow stonefruits. Medium sweet to taste and medium-full bodied, the palate has rich and lusciously opulent, exotic, ripe citrus and tropical fruits entwined with honey, marmalade and musk. The mouthfeel is smooth and unctuous, and the flavours form a rounded heart. The wine is lively and vigorous with good underlying power and a fine thread of acidity lending cut and balance. The flavours carry to a long, lingering finish of savoury honey and musk. This is a rich and opulent, medium-sweet Riesling with ripe citrus and tropical fruit along with honey and musky botrytis, and good power. Serve as an aperitif, moderately spicy foods, Middle Eastern fare and fruit desserts over the next 4+ years. Fruit with approx. 30% botrytis infection, fermented to 13.5% alc. and 45 g/L RS, with TA 10.1 g/L. Certified BioGro organic. 18.5/20 Feb 2018 RRP $21.95 Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates