Nelson Riesling 2010

When young our Riesling produces fresh, lively wines which are great for relaxed summertime drinking; however this wine also has a wonderful ability to age, allowing a wider spectrum of flavours to unfold.

All Richmond Plains grapes are grown on our own vineyard.  Both the growing of our grapes and winemaking are certified organic by BioGro New Zealand.  We also run our vineyard with a full biodynamic program.

Nose: Honeysuckle and citrus/lime characters on the nose with some underlying mineral notes. 

Palate:  The citrus characters follow through onto the palate with rich lime and citrus fruit flavours, some delicious honey notes and a mineral background and a long fresh finish.

Vintage:  Fruit was hand harvested with the grapes being whole bunch pressed and the juice cool fermented to preserve primary fruit characters. A small amount of residual sugar was retained to provide balance to the natural fruit acids.

Vegetarian:  This wine is suitable for vegetarian diets.

Alcohol: 12%    

Residual Sugar: 12 gms/L     

Acidity: 7.5 gms/L

"The nose is delicately perfumed displaying floral, mandarin and lemon zest characters. It's finely textured on the palate with a touch of sweetness which is well balanced by the racy acidity. A tightly framed wine showing lovely poise and promise. 87 Points «««« Stars"

- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit.

"There’s great warm fuzzy forces at work here before even opening a bottle of this wine. Produced on a small family-owned vineyard, as a consumer there’s a satisfaction in flipping the bird to the big wine corporates. Secondly, it’s crafted from certified organic and biodynamic grapes grown in balance with the local environment – yeehaa! Sermon over. The wine is fresh and alive for summer with lots of limeand lemon zest, and a touch of sweetness. A crisp picnic companion."

- Kirk Hargreaves, The Press, January 2011

“Floral aromas, hints of lime, initial sweet fruit supported by an underlying flinty backbone and a crisp but easy finish. ««« ½ Stars. Good Value”

- Charmian Smith

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- Michael Cooper, Winestate

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