Winemaker: Adam Hazeldene

Food  Match : An excellent partner to a wide range of foods, ideal with Asian dishes, or try it with mussel and kumara patties, drizzled with home-made lime-spiked mayonnaise.

Cellaring: 0-5 years

Bouquet Floral orange blossom and lime/ citrus with a hint of slate on the nose.

Palate The palate is finely balanced, delicate yet intense with juicy lime/ lemon, green apples and an intriguing mineral note that lingers with the fruit. Well judged acidity lends focus and a dry finish.

Awards:
SILVER MEDAL  -Air New Zealand Wine Awards, 2006

Reviews:
"Pure and fresh.  Limey with a stream of mineral and orange blossom through the middle.  Very clean fruit, beautiful acidity and grapefruit notes with a long finish and plenty of upfront, vibrant fruit.  It could last for up to five years."
-Jane Parkinson, Wine & Spirit Magazine, June 2007

"Sturdy, fairly dry Riesling, still youthful and best will come late 2007, into 2009.  Lots of good fruit in behind to open and expand."
-Peter Saunders, A Guide to New Zealand Wine 2007

"At it's best, this is a beautifully crafted, flavour-packed wine with great drinkability.  A single-vineyard wine, grown at Rapaura, the 2006 vintage is a medium-dry style, less concentrated than some past releases, but ripe, juicy and finely balanced for easy drinking."
-Michael Cooper's A Buyers Guide to New Zealand Wines 2008

"Dryish, slightly toasty wine, full bodied and citrusy, with a minerally streak and good depth and vigour."
-Winestate Magazine, March 2008

"The 2006 Dry Riesling has an attractive nose of apple blossom and white flowers with a fresh, zingy- palate and vibrant refreshing finish." 
89 POINTS
-Wine Advocate Issue #176, Neal Martin, April, 2008