Wing and Prayer 2015 and 2016 North Canterbury Riesling

FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

• Wing & Prayer ‘wildchild too’ North Canterbury Riesling 2015
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 27-Mar-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, even, light straw-yellow colour with some depth, paler edged. The bouquet is intense and well-concentrated with aromas of lime fruit entwined with subtle notes of toast and honey, along with chalky minerals. This is tightly bound and thirst-quenching. Medium-dry to taste and light-medium bodied, the palate has a core of lime fruit along with savoury florals, hints of toast and chalky minerals. The fruit is enlivened by soft, lacy acidity and the wine flows with good energy along a very fine line leading to a gently sweet and luscious finish of citrus fruit and honeysuckle. This medium-dry Riesling has an intense bouquet and a good core of lime fruit entwined with secondary toasty notes and honey on a fresh, fine-flowing palate. Serve as an aperitif and with Middle Eastern fare over the next 3-4 years. Hand-picked fruit, indigenous yeast cool-fermented to 10.4% alc. and 10.85 g/L RS, TA 8.3 g/L and pH 3.2, the wine spending time on gross lees. 100 cases made. 17.5/20 Mar 2018 RRP $TBA
• Wing & Prayer ‘the good child’ North Canterbury Riesling 2016
  Riesling from New Zealand - Canterbury & Waipara

  Review Date : 27-Mar-2018

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Bright, even, light straw-yellow colour, lighter on the rim. The nose is elegant in proportion with a taut heart of lime fruit, white florals and subtle notes of fragrant herbs and chalky minerals. This has delicacy and finesse, and is mouthwatering. Medium-dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has a gently concentrated core with soft, mouthfilling flavours of lime fruit entwined with subtle notes of white florals, a little honeysuckle and mineral elements. The fruit possesses purity and is underlined by fine, crisp acidity, and the wine flows along a very fine-textured line of fruit extract, leading to a delicate, thirst-quenching finish. This is a delicate and elegant medium-dry Riesling with pure lime and floral fruit with honey and mineral hints, on a crisp palate with fine textures. Serve as an aperitif, and with Thai, Vietnamese or Japanese cuisine over the next 4+ years. Hand-picked fruit, indigenous yeast fermented to 11.6% alc. and 12.6 g/L RS, TA 8.4 g/L and pH 3.18, the wine aged on lees. 128 cases made. 18.0/20 Mar 2018 RRP $TBA