"Here's a dry but deeply flavoured Riesling that's erupting with lime, lemon and hints of honeysuckle and mandarin on the nose and palate. If you're still scarred from unfashionable, sickly-sweet 1980s Riesling experiences, this is just the therapy you need to get the band back together and charge in a comeback tour. Sip with: curries cauliflower and cashew salad" Yvonne Lorkin, Winefriend.co.nz, Sep 2018

"Quite a bracing style this vintage, crisp, fresh and yet mouth-filling. I think this is one of the lovely fragrant style as early as 6-7 months; near dry, aromatic and very well fruited to unfold further through 2018. Very nice sipping as the summer begins to open flavours towards Christmas. Will be a popular favourite" Peter Saunders, Oct 2017

"Bright, even, light straw-yellow colour with lemon-green hue, lighter edged. The nose is very elegant with initially delicate and subtle aromas of lime fruit with floral and thirst-quenching mineral nuances. This is refined in expression, and gently blossoms with aeration. Dry to taste and lightmedium bodied, the palate has a well-proportioned, concentrated core of lime and lemon fruit with white florals, hints of honeysuckle and mouthwatering mineral nuances. The mouthfeel is lively and refreshing with crisp acidity, and the wine flows along a very fine-textured line of fruit extract and subtle phenolics. The wine carries to a long and sustained finish of citrus fruits and florals. This is an elegant and refined dry Riesling with concentrated lime and lemon flavours and outhwatering mineral notes. Serve as an aperitif, and with Thai, Vietnamese or Japanese cuisine over the next 5-6 years. Fruit from Rapaura and Brancott, cool-fermented to 12.0% alc. and 7.3 g/L RS, TA 9.3 g/L and pH 2.88" Raymond Chan, Oct 2017

The 2017 vintage of Hunter's Riesling is a youthful off-dry wine exhibiting fresh lime, citrus and green apple characteristics with hints of tropical fruits. Its invigorating acidity supports the lively structure of the wine presenting floral notes and a strikingly long finish on the palate. Residual sugarin this wine is 6.72 g/l

After a dry winter, spring brought mild temperatures and relieved pressure on water supply after two vintages of drought conditions. These mild temperatures
continued into summer but our low cropping levels meant good ripening through January and February. In what will ultimately go down as a ‘challenging’ vintage thanks to abnormal periods of rain, unwavering vineyard preparation delivered excellent fruit condition and flavor concentration.

Hunter's emply protective anaerobic techniques with minimal handling through the vinification process Hunter's to retain the maximum possible fruit aromas and flavours as seen in the vineyard. Grapes were machine harvested from three different vineyards in the cool early hours of the morning to retain their fruit characters. The fruit was destemmed, crushed and gently pressed. The resultant juice was filtered before we fermented at low temperatures with neutral yeast. After fermentation the wines were filtered and blended prior to bottling to retain fruitiness and freshness. Like its predecessors this wine will reward cellaring for the next 4 to 6 years.