PALLISER ESTATE RIESLING
Screw Cap
Another great example of this fine grape, and another reason you really must try it.
Martinborough, New Zealand
2024
12% ABV.
100% Riesling
75cl
£17.50
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
Bright pale straw colour with slight green hues, lighter on the rim. The nose is softly concentrated with aromas of lime fruit harmoniously melded with white florals and soft musky botrytis notes, unfolding hints of piquant herbs and minerals. The aromatics build in depth with aeration.
Medium-dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has an elegant heart with flavours of lime fruit entwined with white floral detail, hints of honeysuckle and musk, with suggestions of herbs and minerals. The mouthfeel is refreshing and lively, and the wine flows along a fine, phenolic-textured line with good energy to a dry, lingering finish. This is a soft and detailed off-dry Riesling with lime and floral fruit with honey and musk notes on a fine-textured, refreshing palate.
About the wine:
The fruit was harvested with approx. 5% botrytis, from the ‘Om Santi’ and ‘Palliser’ vineyards, cool- fermented to 11.3% alc.
About the producer:
Pioneers and part of New Zealand’s wine-growing heritage, Palliser estate harvested their first grapes in 1989 and started exporting in 1991. Ever since they have won world-wide recognition for the consistency and outstanding quality of their wines, picking up a whole string of competition gold medals (eighty to date) along the way, not to mention the accolade of being voted Exporter of the Year by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
To capitalise on the fabulous terroir here, the sun-baked terrace, the old river plain and loamy free-draining soil, the estate has a highly-skilled winemaker/viticulturist in Allan Johnson who has been with Palliser since 1991. This dual role allows him to have complete control of the wine-producing process from grape to bottle. The philosophy here is to work towards high quality fruit and produce wines of elegance and a sense of place, in as environmentally friendly a way as possible. The success of their wine-producing policy gained recognition in 1998 when they one of the first three wineries in the world to be certified to International Environmental Standard ISO 14001.
Food match:
Try this with any Asian inspired dishes.
