Carrick Bannockburn Central Otago Riesling 2020

Description

• Medium-dry style
• Lemon sherbert
• White blossom
• Balanced acidity

"Fresh, bright and tangy riesling with lime, citrus, mandarin, oyster-shell and subtle apricot flavours. Made in a medium-dry style with pleasing sweet-and-sour tension. Bright acidity helps drive a lengthy finish" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Sep 2022

Vibrant nose and palate, with notes of lemon sherbet, white blossom and fresh lime. Lovely and bright on the palate, with great balance of sweetness and acidity. A little petillance and great intensity.

Of our four different Rieslings at Carrick, the Bannockburn Riesling is our most “classic” in style, sitting somewhere in the middle of Josephine’s pristine fruit aromatics and lush mouthfeel, and the Dry’s lean acidity.

Our Riesling parcel is planted entirely on its own roots and benefits from this direct connection with the earth. Each vine is carefully tended by hand during the season, then hand picked to drop any fruit that is not up to par. Once at the winery, the fruit is whole bunch pressed and wild fermented at ambient temperature. The ferment was halted when the residual sugar and acidity was in balance.

Food Pairing: Delicious on its own, excellent with goat's cheese, Pad Thai or grilled fish.