Download - New Zealand Riesling 30 th April 2010. Pretaster Bascand Sauvignon Blanc 2005 (Malborough)
New Zealand Riesling
30th April 2010
Pretaster
Bascand Sauvignon Blanc 2005
(Malborough)
Riesling
• One of the best aging white wines due to natural high acidity levels. High sugar content provides for additional preservation – sweeter Rieslings age longer
• More common in South Island regions. South Island regions produce Riesling with a vibrant, crisp character and a diverse array of regional styles ranging from steely, dry Riesling to intensely sweet, lush, botrytis-affected wines.
Riesling
• Favors cool climates and long sunshine hours
• Ripens relatively late in the season• Long, slow ripening and proper pruning
keeps the yield low and the flavour concentrated
• Often reflects place of upbringing• Important to have fruit purity – more
important than winemaker tricks!
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
Pinot Gris Riesling
Waipara &Canterbury
Malborough
Waitaki Valley
Waipara &Canterbury
Malborough
Waitaki Valley
Cloudy Bay Riesling 2005
• Nose: floral fragrance of wild honey and beeswax. Hints of fresh kaffir lime leaf and lemon blossom.
• Palate is generous and judiciously balanced. Mouth-watering citrus flavours amplify the floral aromatics.
• Crisp off-dry finish.
• 11.5%, 5.4 g/l RS
Kaffir lime
• Native to Laos, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Thailand.
• Used in Southeast Asian cuisine, but grown worldwide as a backyard shrub.
• Commonly used in Lao and Thai curry paste, adding an aromatic, astringent flavour.
Bouldevines The Grid Riesling 2006
• Bottle aged characters: lime marmalade, honey, a touch of toast and classic Riesling citrus fruits.
• Nose: Citrus flavours and lemon skin backed with a slight hint of kerosene.
• Palate: Linear Acid back bone, flushed out
with opulent filling fruit weight. Lingering
citrus & pear. Gala apple, lime & guava. • 2009 was top in latest Cuisine magazine.• 13.0%, 7.4 g/l RS, 7.8 g/l TA • - Bob Campell
Cloudy Bay Riesling 2005
Bouldevines The Grid Riesling 2006
$30.17
$8.99
Waipara &Canterbury
Malborough
Waitaki Valley
Craggy Range Winery RieslingOtago Station Vineyard 2008
• Beautifully fresh, with elegance and spine. Bone dry.
• The river-stone style gives
lots to enjoy now, and lots
more to open up.
• Last at least 5 years.
• 11%
Kurow Village Riesling 2008
• Crisp and clean in appearance• Nose is particularly fragrant
exhibiting green apple and fresh lime notes, underpinned by floral fragrance.
• Dry palate with steely hints and a core of lively acidity. Ripe apple and apricot fruit balance the fresh citrus attack. Long and full finish.
• 11%, 16.7g/l RS
Craggy Range Winery Riesling
Otago Station Vineyard 2008
Kurow Village Riesling 2008
$31.53
$19.86
Raffle
Leaning Rock Pinot Noir 2002
Central Otago
Waipara &Canterbury
Malborough
Waitaki Valley
Main Divide Riesling 2008
• Citrus fruit characters. Lemons and limes, but also an undercurrent of white fleshed peaches and nectarines.
• Hints of honeysuckle and
extra concentration and
richness from the Botrytis.• Natural acidity & minerality.• 12%
Pegasus Bay 2008 Riesling
• Humid Autumn conditions led to some Botrytis developing – honeysuckle and honeycomb influences.
• Lemons, limes and mandarins at the fore, with a background of ripe stonefruit.
• Natural acidity and tingling minerality helps draw out the palate structure to a citrus zest finish.
• - Michael Cooper • 13%, 30 g/L RS.
Botrytis
Main Divide Riesling 2008
Pegasus Bay Riesling 2008
$16.31
$24.73 (case)~$28
Pegasus Bay AriaLate Harvest Riesling 2008
• Late autumn humid conditions led to some botrytis developing. Honeysuckle and honeycomb characters.
• Spritzig. Result of natural carbon dioxide.
• Ripe stone fruit characters: yellow fleshed peaches and apricots intertwined with hints of lychees, loquats and fresh figs.
• Winemaking influences kept to a minimum.
• Citrus impressions of lemons, limes and mandarins supported by a core of tingling acidity and minerality, drawing out the length and acting as a perfect foil to its luscious sweetness.
• Continue to improve for 5-7 years and live 15 years+.
Giesen. The BrothersCanterbury Riesling 2005
• Auslese style Riesling. Fruit sourced from one of the original Giesen Canterbury vineyards, planted in 1981.
• Full of fruit with clean fresh acidity.• No botrytis! Pure concentration of classic mandarin and citrus
peel, balanced by pure gingery spice, sweetness with great length.
• 7.5%, 97g/l RS
Pegasus Bay Aria
Late Harvest Riesling 2008
Giesen. The Brothers
Canterbury Riesling 2005
$33.51
$28.12
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