A nod to winemaker James Graves Opie's love of textural Germanic Riesling. This was harvested ripe with a tiny amount of botrytis to balance its natural acidity. Once harvested, the grapes were briefly soaked (24hr skin soak) to develop texture and palate weight, before being pressed into tank. Once settled the juice was transferred into aged large format French oak and aged sur lie until the following year. The result is a wine with Riesling's hallmark citrus and grapefruit hues, but with lovely touches of juniper, candied apple and sea spray alongside.
In a nutshell; a dry, textural Riesling but with complexity. Drinks all too well.
I haven’t tried every bottle in this selection yet, however, so far they are all very tasty. I’m a Chardonnay lover, always on the look out for a dryish not sweet wine and these are just right for me. An excellent mixed case and we’ll priced.
This was a very nice surprise in Wine Direct’s very welcome Plenty Under $20 category. Beautifully fruity, rich and smooth. Often the Plenty Under $20 range is a little light for the depth I like but I will definitely be reordering this one.
A great summer wine… elegant and a fine balance of lighter fruit and delicate acidity with a nice dry finish. Very drinkable with or without food. A nice change from our usual unoaked French Chardonnay