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Made in an enduring style

"Stylishly restrained lime fruit and lifted yellow florals, along with notes of honeysuckle and sherbet" Raymond Chan

A congenial lunchtime wine, stimulating aperitif or lively dinner companion - try with sticky pork ribs.

Waimea Nelson Classic Riesling 2015

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$15.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $24.99 $21.73
Awarded 93/100 Points Awarded 18.5/20 Points Awarded Silver Medal Awarded Silver Medal
Waimea Nelson Classic Riesling 2015

Waimea Nelson Classic Riesling 2015

Member rating / 1
93pts... A beautifully proportioned and expressive Riesling
$15.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $24.99 $21.73

Accolades

Awarded 93/100 Points

Sam Kim, The Wine Orbit, Feb 2016

Awarded 18.5/ 20 Points

Raymond Chan, Dec 2016

Awarded Silver Medal

Bragato Wine Awards 2016

Awarded Silver Medal

San Francisco International Wine Competition 2016

Awarded Silver Medal

Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2016

Description

"It is immediately appealing on the nose displaying white nectarine, lemon sorbet, fresh apple and floral characters. The palate shows excellent fruit purity and concentration, enhanced by whispering sweetness and bright acidity, making the wine refreshing, delectable and lingering. A beautifully proportioned and expressive riesling. At its best: now to 2022" Sam Kim Wine Orbit, Feb 2016

"Bright straw-yellow colour with light green-gold hues, lighter on the edge. This has a well-concentrated and packed bouquet with stylishly restrained aromas of lime fruit and lifted yellow florals, along with notes of honeysuckle and sherbet, and subtle secondary toasty complexities. The aromatics are harmonious and integrated. Medium-dry to taste and light-medium bodied, the palate is beautifully posed with a softly concentrated core of lime fruit with lifted florals, and notes of honeysuckle, sherbet and toasty detail. The fruit possesses richness which is balanced by very fine textures and crisp, racy acidity. The wine flows easily along a very fine textured line leading to a dry, gently mouthwatering finish with nuances of lime and toast. This is a softly concentrated and finely poised medium-dry Riesling with lime, floral and honied flavours with complex toast detail on a crisp, mouthwatering palate. Serve as an aperitif and with Asian fare over the next 4-5 years. Fruit from the ‘Hunter’ and ‘Annabrook’ vineyards, cool-fermented in tank to 11.5% alc. and 12.5 g/L RS, TA 8.2 g/L and pH 2.89, the wine spending a short time on lees" raymond Chan, Dec 2016

Our Classic Riesling is made in an enduring style; steadfast aromatics, just off-dry with crisp acidity, fine phenolics and a stony minerality typical of fruit from the plains. The 2015 is brimming with floral, lime and white honey aromas. These flavours run through the palate which is drawn out to a long finish by the scrumptious texture and lip-smacking acidity. A congenial lunchtime wine, stimulating aperitif or lively dinner companion - try with sticky pork ribs.

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Alcohol

11.5%

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NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4 Stars

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