There’s a really intense, lemon-pith, lime zest, honeysuckle and apple skin character on the nose of this mineral-driven, chalk-and-citrus laden riesling. With a whiff of crushed seashells and a whack of acidity in the mid palate, it’s a bottle of niceness from North Canterbury. Cheek-slappingly dry and citrusy to taste, the texture is the thing … Read More
Ataahua Waipara Riesling 2016
Wine column week commencing 8th July, 2017
So we’re into the first week of July and typically it’s this time of year that the first wave of new wines from the 2017 vintage start pouring across my desk. Normally it’s an exciting time and I do that really uncool, gleeful little dance that (according to my teenagers anyway) makes me look alarmingly … Read More