Posted: April 5, 2017
Still very youthful, this is a tightly structured, dryish wine, estate-grown at Rapaura. Lively and tangy, it has citrusy, slightly spicy flavours, showing good intensity, and obvious potential; best drinking 2018+. $20
Comments Off on Hunter’s Marlborough Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
As a slightly sweet, drink-young riesling, this is hard to beat – especially at the price. Hand-picked, with some botrytis influence, it is attractively scented, with a vague hint of honey, moderate acidity, and excellent delicacy and depth of citrusy,…
Comments Off on Terrace Edge Liquid Geography Waipara Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Pale gold, highly scented dessert wine, with fresh, intense, peachy, citrusy flavours. Sweet, crisp and gently honeyed, with lovely harmony and a long, luscious finish. (All panellists went straight to a five-star rating.) $37
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Noble Botrytis Selection (375ml) Marlborough Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Easy-drinking style with fresh, citrusy, appley flavours, dryish and crisp. Solid wine with decent depth and some aging potential. $17
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mouthfilling, dry style with ripe, citrusy, limey flavours and slightly toasty notes (from some barrel fermentation). $23 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Highly scented, Awatere Valley wine, with fresh, citrusy, slightly appley flavours, showing very good depth, racy acidity and a hint of bottle-aged toastiness. $21
Comments Off on Vavasour Marlborough Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fleshy, ripe and rounded. Citrusy and toasty, with a complex, faintly honeyed bouquet. Maturing gracefully. $25 (A)
Comments Off on Loveblock Bone Dry Marlborough Riesling 2011 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great value wine, drinking well now but also worth cellaring. Grown in the Awatere Valley (42%), Waihopai Valley (42%) and the central Wairau Valley (16%), it is very fresh and lively, with good weight, crisp, medium-dry flavours, citrusy and limey,…
Comments Off on Vidal Marlborough Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral, lively, finely balanced wine with fresh, citrusy, limey flavours that linger well. Youthful and tightly structured, with good potential. $24 (UK, US)
Comments Off on Two Rivers Juliet Marlborough Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Crisp, lively, gently sweet style with appetising, citrusy, appley flavours, showing very good freshness and intensity. $27
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 9 Big John Marlborough Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Scented, youthful, vibrantly fruity wine in a distinctly medium, slightly honeyed style, showing very good freshness, balance and length. $25
Comments Off on Johanneshof Cellars Medium-Dry Marlborough Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aromas of lychees and honey with a nicely developing seamlessly balanced palate with fine pure flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Garden Gully Vineyard Old Vines Grampians Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Some florals on the nose with a lovely rich, slightly oily, palate with nice line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A complexity of mandarin and lychees on the nose. Great upfront flavours on the fine, balanced palate. 5+
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely perfumed floral bouquet and some complexity and interest on the fruity palate. 5+
Comments Off on Mitchelton Blackwood Park Nagambie Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A typical cool climate riesling – tight, elegant and perfumed with hints of lemon zest.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Single Vineyard Series Whispering Hill Mount Barker Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe tropical aromas with a perfumed lift and a simple but flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Regional Series Mount Barker Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lifted lime cordial of a nose – very varietal with an excellent rich flavour profile and tight acidity.
Comments Off on Ryder Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely reserved perfumed flo0ral fragrances with a fresh and stylish palate with a crisp line of acid. It just needs a little time.
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple, light and slightly tropical bouquet and a sweet uncomplicated varietal palate.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Katie’s Kiss Great Southern Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A classy elegant wine with beautiful fresh varietal fruit characters and a crisp acid backbone. Another one that needs some cellaring.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Estate Great Southern Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Perfumed nose with hints of ginger. Complex palate with bottle age characters evolving.
Comments Off on Highroller Reserve SA Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe varietal fruit aromas and zippy flavours of limes and lemons with hints of orange blossom.
Comments Off on Rockridge Watervale Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely ripe fresh lime/citrus aromas which is echoed on the palate and evolves into fruit salad flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Watervale Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
An elegant classy riesling with excellent varietal lift to the nose and some great brown lime-like flavours.
Comments Off on Cooks Lot Orange Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe tropical characters on the nose which is echoed on a lean palate and is layered with lime elements.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Regional Series Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A shy nose and a crisp minerally citrus palate. Has ageing potential.
Comments Off on Claymore Joshua Tree Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Scented, citrusy wine, grown at altitude in Central Hawke’s Bay. Crisp and refreshing, with clearcut varietal characters, a sliver of sweetness and appetising acidity. $22
Comments Off on Junction Runaway Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Single-vineyard wine, showing good intensity. Aromatic, with strong, ripe, citrusy flavours and a finely balanced, off-dry, lingering finish. Fine value. $18 (UK)
Comments Off on Mission Hawke’s Bay Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light lemon/green, this youthful, medium-bodied wine is a slightly sweet style, with good depth of ripe, citrusy, limey flavours, hints of peaches and passionfruit, fresh acidity and a tight finish. Best drinking mid-2017+. $26
Comments Off on Ataahua Waipara Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Balanced for easy drinking, this Gladstone, Wairarapa wine is fleshy, with generous peach and grapefruit flavours, hints of passionfruit and spices, lively acidity, and lots of drink-young appeal. $22
Comments Off on Paddy Borthwick New Zealand Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Offering fine value, this wine has good personality. Light lemon/green, it is medium-bodied and tangy, with strong citrus and passionfruit flavours, a hint of oranges, gentle sweetness and lively acidity. Drink now or cellar. (From Pegasus Bay). $21
Comments Off on Main Divide Waipara Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Lovely fresh fruity bouquet and a good depth of spicy citrus flavours on the palate.
Comments Off on Artis Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Germanic-like green fruit/residual sugar overtones to the nose with great depth of flavours on an off dry palate.
Comments Off on Giesen Estate New Zealand Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Some delicate smokiness to the fresh lifted varietal fruit nose. Lovely flavours on the long, crisp and elegant palate. “A wine with class – my kind of style”, said one judge.
Comments Off on Springton Hills Wines Eliza’s Eden Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A fuller up-front style of riesling with lime juice aromas showing a touch of spice. Lovely flavours on the slightly perfumed palate with a good solid backbone of acid.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Stolen Block Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Beautiful bright green wine. Lovely lime cordial nose. Delivers good depth of lime and lemon flavours with a hint of residual sugar.
Comments Off on Stage Door Wine Co. The Green Room Eden Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Light spicy nose and a pleasant, crisp and elegant palate. Lovely ‘picnic’ style.
Comments Off on Wise Wine Leaf Series Frankland River Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great austere varietal. Delicate candied floral notes and long elegant palate with good riesling flavours and crisp acid. A keeper. 3-5
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Still a baby! Full floral fruit fragrances and firm dry flavours with a zesty acid finish.
Comments Off on Eldredge Vineyards Clare Valley Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017