Good riesling is deliciously refreshing with its bright fruit and racy acidity.
The best are harmonious, some teeter a knife edge between sweetness and acidity, and others push the style boundaries with texture and richness.
Although wine sent for review is tasted blind to eliminate preconceptions, all wine tasting and evaluation is subjective.
These are personal recommendations.
Waipara Springs Dry Riesling 2009
$19.
Lively with a hint of lime and tropical fruit, a suggestion of nuts and a savoury undertone, this is mouthfilling, racy and long, with a crisp finish.
3 stars (out of 5)
Good value
Terrace Edge Waipara Riesling 2009
$19
Attractive, sweet fruit with savoury undertones, textural, intense and with a long, lively finish.
3 stars (out of 5)
Good value
$20
Fragrant with lemon zest and flowers and bright hints of lime and grapefruit that dance on the palate, this is rich and mouthfilling but with a steely crisp finish.
3 stars (out of 5)
Good value
$25
Taut as a violin string, this suggests undertones of schist mingling with hints of tropical and citrus, and finishes with a steely zestiness.
A good food wine with potential to age.
4 stars (out of 5)
Good value
$24
Pale, floral and delicate but with a steely backbone, this hints of fresh crisp apple with both sweetness and a taut, racy finish.
3 stars (out of 5)
Average value
$29
Fresh lime and white peach, a suggestion of rich buttered toast and marmalade, and hints of nuts, this is textural, restrained and very dry.
Unusual and very stylish.
4 stars (out of 5)
Average value
