Giesen Estate Riesling 2023

A vivacious Riesling with succulent citrus blossom, alluring lime and sweet mandarin with a delightfully crisp, refreshing off-dry finish. This Riesling brings together outstanding fruit from two of New Zealand’s preeminent Riesling areas – Marlborough & Waipara. The fruit selected from Marlborough adds a textural element, richness, citrus flavours and ageability to the wine, while Waipara gives us our fabulous floral aromatics. There is a reason this is New Zealand’s favourite Riesling.

Extending 1,600km (1000 miles) from sub-tropical Northland (36° S) to the world’s most southerly grape growing region Central Otago (47° S), New Zealand’s unique maritime climate, long sunshine hours, soil structure, and the can-do attitude Kiwis are famous for, combine to make this an extraordinary place to make wine.

Extending 1,600km (1000 miles) from sub-tropical Northland (36° S) to the world’s most southerly grape growing region Central Otago (47° S), New Zealand’s unique maritime climate, long sunshine hours, soil structure, and the can-do attitude Kiwis are famous for, combine to make this an extraordinary place to make wine.

Stainless

We use a selection of different yeasts to amplify the regional characteristics of the Marlborough portion of the blend.

Our winemakers tasted each parcel daily and stopped the ferment when the wine was balanced and showed aromas of spice & exotic tropical notes.

Stopping the ferment early retains natural sugar which creates the beautiful off-dry element of this wine. It's kept on light lees until bottling to ensure flavour intensity.

Short time on lees in Stainless Steel

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