Oaky, but not over the top, as the aromas of vanilla, hazelnut and spice mesh with green apple, Bosc pear and white peach. Medium-plus body; there is excellent length with a creamy/acidic interplay making for a delicious pairing with lobster and drawn butter.
This is the 10th anniversary vintage for this iconic wine, now sold across the country and with a growing export market. Fermented entirely with indigenous yeasts, it unfolds beguiling floral, berry-fruit and honeyed Muscat scents. An array of fruit flavours on the palate show honeyed lemon, tangerine, subtle nuances of red berries and orchard fruit, backed by signature bright acidity and minerality. Finish is off-dry with a refreshingly gentle spritz.
Peach, lime, bergamot, powdered candies, minerals, flowers and pear are built on a steely core of acidity. More linear than the Limestone North Block. There is electric acidity and 32 g/l of sugar, and like its brother, Limestone Ridge, it comes across as a dry. Long-lasting minerality carries the finale.
White flowers, lime zest, honey, crushed rock, apple juice, peach and pineapple are all present in this rich and intense Riesling. There is lots of acidic verve on the finale, giving the impression of a dry wine even though there is 29 g/l of residual sugar.
Lifted citrus and stone fruit notes with some herbal notes before a keenly focused, dry and mineral-driven palate that’s a fitting nod to the stony soils. Think fresh seafood such as ling cod or oysters.
Pinot Noir (75%) from Hollenbach, Penticton and Gamay (25%) from St Hubertus, Kelowna Mission combine for a complex rosé that offers red fruit, strawberry and pronounced sage aromas. Followed by a juicy, distinctively vinous palate of cranberry and citrus wrapped in juicy, persistent acidity through a lengthy, dry finish. Think coho salmon.
Delicate floral scents and a whiff of peppery spice shift to refined lemon-drop citrus flavours and stony mineral with a hint of petrol on the off-dry finish. An excellent Germanic-style Riesling.