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    Burgweg Riesling Neiss, Pfalz

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Tasting Notes Brioche and sweet honey, juicy raisins, and grapes, with salty minerality. A full body, high extract content and a lot of pressure on the palate.  

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    Cave Springs Riesling CSV 2019

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Colour Light straw. Nose Layered and complex; aromas of candied lemon, meringue, mineral water, crème fraîche and pie crust up front; hints of ginger, lime, and white peach in behind. Palate Dry and medium bodied; the attack is crisp and salty with yellow plum fruit; the middle is ...

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    Cave Springs Riesling Dry 2021

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Colour Pale straw. Nose Aromas of lemon drop, cut grass with ruby grapefruit with undertones of tangerine, anise and fresh pastry. Palate Dry and medium in body; well extracted up front with a note of Key lime; the mid-palate shows a tense seam of saline acidity, with chalky, lemon p...

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    Cave Springs Riesling Ice Wine 2017

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Colour Medium amber. Nose Intense aromas of spiced pear and orange zest rising atop hints of comb honey and crème brûlée. Palate Sweet and medium bodied; lusciously sweet with rich sultana raisin tones up front; lavish flavours of orange marmalade and fresh fig in the middle; this...

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    Cave Springs Riesling Select Late Harvest 2017

    Written by Helen Wilson

    The nose is highly aromatic with aromas of peach, apricot and Bartlett pear over top notes of exotic citrus, spice and comb honey. The palate is full and sweet with a round, seamless feel, gently lifted by well-integrated acidity throughout. Rich flavours of sultana raisins, dried apricot ...

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    Chateau Bela – Egon Muller, Riesling

    Written by Helen Wilson

    A surprisingly refined Riesling whose limey flavours and a texture are reminiscent of classic Piesporter, yet retaining a mouth-watering mineral crispness on the finish revealing its wild edges.

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    Donhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 2018/19

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Monopole site situated right next to the river. Weathered rock, with grey slate bedrock covered with a layer of loess loam. With a perfect microclimate to promote world-class Botrytized Rieslings. Traditional Spätlese with fragrant, nuanced aromatics and a stunning balance of ripe natural...

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    Egon Muller QBA Riesling

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Muller's Riesling is intensely aromatic on the nose with pure lime citrus, wet stone and white peach. In the mouth it's light in texture but lusciously flavoured with pops of citrus fruit salad, zingy minerality and hints of delicate sweetness that round out the long finish.

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    Gentil Classic 2019/21

    Written by bluestone0924

    Very fresh, bright young colour, pale pistachio green, slightly yellow and quite unctuous. Frank aromatic expression, delicately perfumed, of flowers (rose, jasmine), fruit (apricot, golden delicious apple) and spice (cardamom, saffron), with a lively and spring-like freshness.

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    Hargardun Riesling 2016/17

    Written by bluestone0924

    Ripe pear aromas with exotic notes of pineapple dominate the bouquet. On the palate, the wine is intense and full-bodied with a mature, rich texture and a clear, straight acidity. (Konstantin Baum, Master of Wine). Our HARGARDUN Dry, a wine for all Riesling fans who think they have tried e...

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    Living Roots, Rizz Fizz 2021

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Producer Living Roots is a winery in both the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York and the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, yes really. Though Living Roots was founded in 2016, their legacy began six generations back with Thomas Hardy, Seb’s great-great-great grandfather....

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    NATHAN KENDALL DRY RIESLING FINGER LAKES USA

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Tasting Note It has a complex nose with candied lime and lemon peels, green apple and a hint of fresh ginger at the end. Lovely citrus acidity and slight creaminess to the texture from barrel aging.  

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    Riesling ‘Grossi Laüe’ 2012

    Written by bluestone0924

    Pale pistachio colour with prevailing green hints, a touch of pastel yellow and lime, lively and star-bright, it clings softly to the glass. The bouquet is frank, lively, clean and open, with agreeable notes of fruit (green apple, lemon balm, citronella, ginger, cardamom.)

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    Riesling ‘Riverbank’ 2018/20

    Written by bluestone0924

    This Riesling exhibits aromas of honeysuckle, lychee and grapefruit, with a hint of nutmeg. The taste is crisp and fresh, delivering full, classic Riesling flavours of tropical fruit and citrus. The acid and the semi-sweetness are perfectly balanced for an excellent mouth feel. This intrig...

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    Riesling & Gewurztraminer 2020 Binz & Bratt

    Written by Helen Wilson

    Tasting Notes: Crisp, harmonious, medium-bodied wine with elegance and complexity. This wine combines notes of Riesling (apple & peach) but also Gewürztraminer (rose & spices) Food Pairings: Delicious solo and also great with pasta in cream sauces, appetizers and finger f...

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    Riesling Estate 2018/19

    Written by bluestone0924

    A pleasantly dense, young pale green colour with dominant hints of green and lighter hints of the pale yellow of lime trees in spring, a pleasantly lively and agreeable sheen, full smooth medium legs

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