As a riesling lover, I find that a shame, as in its various guises from dry to super sweet it can be a gorgeous accompaniment to food and a marvellous wine to sip on its own. Regular panellists Collins and McLaren joined me to revel in this Momentary Lapse of Riesling.
Price: $24
Rating: Good to very good
Lovely florals on the nose with honeysuckle and blossom. The palate opens up with lime and wine gums developing a slippery mouthfeel on its crisp, dry palate with a touch of chalkiness. Quite grippy and firm on the finish with a touch of sourness. This one is crying out for food.
Price: $22
Rating: Very good to excellent
Roses lime cordial, white flowers, some schisty stoniness, perhaps a hint of pepper: a little bit of kero with time. Creamy entry with the limes flowing through the palate adding a little fruit pith on the close. Dry, yet with gorgeous richness: this leaves one salivating and wanting more.
Price: $26
Rating: Very good
Subtle at first, perfumed with ripe apple, developing notes of freshly baked bread and spices. Smokers lollies, musk and apple in the mouth; a softness on the broad palate. Not distinctly riesling but rather appealing. This one is a definite improver, opening up greatly and bringing in a beguiling note of musk on the crisp finish.
Price: $45
Rating: Very good to excellent
Limes on the subtle nose, a stony minerality coming with time. Immediate richness in the mouth, adding apples to the lovely lime core, grapefruit and blood orange with aeration. Bone dry, a chalky texture and zingy acidity yet with all the requisite stuffing, lead to the mouthwatering, long, lime accented finish. Better with time, or with food for now.
Price: $28
Rating: Very good
Another wine that blossoms with time. Shy at first, fragrant with a soapy hint leading to fruit jubes, grapefruit and citrus pith on the just off-dry palate. Opens up very nicely adding notes of orange and stony minerality as the palate builds in texture and richness before the long, zesty, lipsmacking finish brings it to a tasty close.
Price: $26
Rating: Excellent
Another strong improver; shy and a touch awkward at first but powers on with aeration. Good intensity and noticeable sweetness with honey, apricot, stonefruits, and some tropical fruit nuances. This grows in textural richness with a pithy tartness providing a neat counterpoint to the sweetness. Nicely balanced and very drinkable.
