Across this tasting, we were looking at wines that ranged from under 1 gram, to over 80 grams of residual sugar per litre. How those wines kept a balance was – to my mind – key. Rule no. 1 at WineFolio is “delicious”. And whether any wine is dry, medium or sweet – that is what we are on the search for.
Looking at the Top 10 results, the top three, and five of the Top 10, come from Central Otago. This is a powerhouse of Riesling. Alongside Pinot Noir, Central just does these two varietals beautifully, with conditions and sites just ideal for making world class wines from these two grapes. We also had three wines in the Top 10 from Marlborough’s top producers, and one each from Martinborough and North Canterbury. To my mind, where you’ll find good Pinot, you’ll find good Riesling being made. Again apologies to the producers who supplied excellent wines that just missed our Top 10, by fractions, from all our regions.
On to the wines…