Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020

Description

Lemon, Off-dry, Pastry

"It's immediately appealing on the nose, showing lemon curd, apricot, orange peel and subtle spice aromas, followed by a juicy palate offering fleshy texture backed by elegant sweetness and beautifully pitched acidity. Elegantly flavoursome with a prolonged, delicious finish. Style: Medium-dry. At its best: now to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2024

This wine has lifted lemon and floral aromatics with a touch of lanolin. The palate is dry and zesty with bright acidity, an elegant palate and a mouth-watering minerality. With its naturally high acidity, good quality Riesling with intense flavours such as this one, will age beautifully. Five years plus – no problem at all.

This is a single vineyard wine produced from just one pick from our Waihopai block in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys. The 2020 vintage was great for Riesling so we picked at the perfect time, maximising the intense flavours.

Once picked in the cool of the early morning, the grapes were gently pressed with only the free-run juice fermented to make this wine. The juice was inoculated and fermented at low temperatures (10-12C) to retain the natural bright fruit aromatics.

Food Pairing: Brilliant aperitif, but also good with soft, white cheeses, feta, fresh seafood with lemon or lime flavours, poached or smoked fish, salads, green vegetable dishes and fresh summer herbs. Also good as a foil for richer dishes such as pates and terrines, and creamy chowders.