{"id":4970,"date":"2022-01-25T08:42:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2022-01-25T08:57:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T19:57:18","slug":"winefolio-top-10-tasting-riesling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=4970","title":{"rendered":"WineFolio \u2018Top 10 Tasting\u2019 \u2013 Riesling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After 100 plus days in lockdown \u2013 in Auckland – it was great to be back into wine tasting and judging mode these last few weeks. After an overnight trip to Waiheke Island and then a visit to (a mostly closed) Wellington and (gloriously open and vibrant) Martinborough, it was a good call to host another Top 10 Tasting<\/strong> early in 2022. It almost felt like a celebration.<\/p>

Riesling<\/strong> is one of New Zealand\u2019s hidden gems. I\u2019m delighted to say that we had a really good representation from across the regions, and an excellent number of wines to try. I always say it is a hard decision to choose just our Top 10, but this time it felt really cruel to be leaving the last four or five wines that came in places 11 to 15 off the Top 10 list \u2013 the standard across the board was super-high.<\/p>

Pre-tasting, and settling in with an excellent benchmark wine \u2013 a 2019 Joh. Jos. Pru\u0308m Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett<\/em> from Mosel \u2013 we did discuss the wide range of styles that are made from this varietal. We argued that a \u2018dry\u2019 style has to work just a little harder then a \u2018medium\u2019 version \u2013 with the added sweetness making the wines more palatable, and easier to love. A very austere bone-dry expression will often blossom in time \u2013 turning into a gorgeous 10-year old bottle – but might be a tougher ask on release – compared to a version with 20-30 grams of residual sugar to round out the edges and balance the acidity?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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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 \u201cdelicious\u201d. And whether any wine is dry, medium or sweet \u2013 that is what we are on the search for.<\/p>

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\u2019s top producers, and one each from Martinborough and North Canterbury. To my mind, where you\u2019ll find good Pinot, you\u2019ll 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.<\/p>

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Our winner\u2026 No.1 \u2013 Maude \u2018Mt Maude Dry Riesling\u2019 2021<\/strong><\/p>

Vibrant aromatics, with a jazzy, exotic palate showing the perfect balance of ripe citrus fruit, spice, herbal-florals and acidity. A dry, serious expression – light on its feet but with a dazzling complexity. A saline and slatey minerality completes the picture. This should age majestically (but it\u2019s gorgeous right now too).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The team at Maude<\/strong> had this to say about the vintage and the winning wine:<\/em><\/p>

\u201cThe 2021 vintage growing season began early, thankfully not too early for the Mt Maude Vineyard (family owned & operated since 1994) which managed to miss the early October frost, bud bursting a few days later. Mid October also proved challenging for us, helicopter at the ready, narrowly avoiding another significant frost. Warmer Spring conditions followed, steady and even growth, flowering began in mid\u2013November, whilst drawn out the flowering indicated healthier crop levels than the previous year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Despite a couple of snow falls on surrounding hills during the latter part of the year, the frost risk was low. Warm, dry weather continued throughout the rest of the growing season and harvest began on our West Block of 0.5ha of 27 year old Riesling vines almost 2 weeks early, fruit ripened to perfection with bold interesting flavours”.<\/p>

The harvest date was 23 April 2021, and 1639 were bottled on 23 July 2021. Residual sugar sits at 5.3 g\/L with Alcohol of 12.5%, pH of 3.09 and acidity of 7.6 g\/L.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.2 \u2013 Dicey Riesling 2021<\/strong><\/p>

Lively, floral-led nose brimming with mandarin, grapefruit and lime leaf aromas. Elegant and balanced, with a swoon of sweetness to balance the pure acidity. Good weight and intensity into the palate. Honeycomb, beeswax texture and nuances towards the finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.3 \u2013 Misha\u2019s Vineyard \u2018The Limelight\u2019 2019<\/strong><\/p>

Lots going on with this Bendigo wine. White cherry, pear, fennel and apricot flavours bursting from the glass. Unctuous, mouth-watering and pure through the palate. Real drive of acidity and fluidity, then ending quite ethereal and wispy \u2013 a storybook of a wine with real beginning, middle and end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.4 \u2013 Pegasus Bay Riesling 2019<\/strong><\/p>

Rich aromatics to this, with phenolics, floral and spices. Powerful, with a ripeness of stonefruit and citrus. Complex, with layers of flint, herbals and a pillowy texture that is offset with a lively spritz to the tongue. Great length to the finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.5 \u2013 Mondillo Riesling 2021<\/strong><\/p>

A drier style for this pale and aromatic Riesling. A delicate opening with talc and candy floss, that quickly blooms, with a honeysuckle, orange blossom floral to the nose. Playful but with an underlying structure and poise. Lime sherbert, pear and quince. A bright lengthy finish, with more floral notes returning at the close.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.6 \u2013 Greywacke Riesling 2020<\/strong><\/p>

Super personality to this one \u2013 some pithy, funky complexity on the nose. Pure citrus and ripe nectarine, with crushed herbs. Harmony of acidity and lush fruit. Some wet stone minerality and a waxy, lanolin texture completes a very rounded, intriguing wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.7 – Butterworth Riesling 2021<\/strong><\/p>

This dry, delicate and young example could easily be overlooked, but it has potential plus. Good structure, balance and bones are overlaid with crisp apple, citrus and floral characters. Dried fruit \u2013 mango and guava, with verbena and marigold flowering herbals. Ripe, bright and well worth spending time on. Bright future ahead for this one<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.8 \u2013 Domain Road \u2018Duffers Creek\u2019 Riesling 2018<\/strong><\/p>

Another example with real soul. Chamomile, meyer lemon, red apple and spring flowers on the nose. Dry, taut and concentrated, with an intensity and zestiness that gives real tension against the fruit and the acidity. A saline and mineral chalkiness also. Excellent length.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.9 \u2013 Fromm \u2018Spatlese\u2019 Riesling 2021<\/strong><\/p>

Citrus, apple sherbert, ginger and lime flowers on the nose. Smells super sweet. Structured and elegant with a clarity and purity of acidity that tempers the sweetness shining through. An interesting, drying, coppery, good-bitterness note adds immense interest and edge to what is a confidently well-balanced wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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No.10 \u2013 Astrolabe \u2018The Farm\u2019 Riesling 2019<\/strong><\/p>

Nashi pear, apple and lemon mingle with aromas of honey and rose petals on the nose. Dry, light bodied, with a delicacy that flits across the palate. Beautifully balanced and subtle, yet showing an intensity of acidity that is bracing \u2013 briney and flinty. Enigmatic and full of promise \u2013 a wine you can be really spend time with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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