Riesling from New Zealand - Otago
Review Date : 20-Oct-2017
Bright light straw-yellow colour, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is soft with taut and tightly bound aromas of lime fruit and white florals entwined with mouthwatering chalky minerals, and a suggestion of toast. The nose shows a dense core that will unfold to reveal more interest and complexity. Dry to taste and medium-bodied. the palate has an elegant, tightly bound core of lime and lemon fruit and an amalgam of white florals and minerals. The mouthfeel features a fine, smooth texture and line, with thirst-quenching lacy acidity. The wine carries to a firm, lingering finish of limes and minerals. This is a finely concentrated dry Riesling with time fruit melded with mouthwatering minerals and a long finish. This will develop well over the next 4-5+ years, Serve as an aperitif and with shellfish. Fruit from the ‘Pisa Terrace’ vineyard fermented with a portion in neutral French oak puncheons to 12.6% alc. and 5.75 g/L RS, TA 7.3 g/L and pH 2.9, the wine in the oak portion aged 6 months in barrel. 18.0/20 Oct 2017 RRP $25.00
