Dry River

Craighall Vineyard Riesling

8.919 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
Martinborough, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Ronnie Sanders

Owner/Importer Vine Street Imports

9.0

Ronnie had this 11 years ago

Ronnie had this 11 years ago

1 person found it helpfulJan 29th, 2014
Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.0

Louis had this 11 years ago

Louis had this 11 years ago

1 person found it helpfulAug 30th, 2013
TheElder Pinot

Well aged, showing some lovely secondary development with nice underlying fruit (citrus notes) and acidity. The cork was completely stuffed and the wine had to be decanted. Fortunately it was not otherwise spoiled.

Well aged, showing some lovely secondary development with nice underlying fruit (citrus notes) and acidity. The cork was completely stuffed and the wine had to be decanted. Fortunately it was not otherwise spoiled.

Dec 27th, 2015
Kelly Cleary

Called it. Not as much petroleum as expected...

Called it. Not as much petroleum as expected...

Jul 3rd, 2014
Jeremy Pollard

Intense and focussed and elegant. No doubt will flesh out with time and develop nuances.

Intense and focussed and elegant. No doubt will flesh out with time and develop nuances.

Feb 26th, 2020
Ichiro Kawachi

Bitumen unctuous w/ shiodare quail

Bitumen unctuous w/ shiodare quail

Sep 5th, 2017
David Benway

Amazing.. Great job Julian Robertson..

Amazing.. Great job Julian Robertson..

Feb 17th, 2016
Alberto Antonio Dalle Carbonare

It's ok but it's not my kind of wine!

It's ok but it's not my kind of wine!

Sep 14th, 2015
Michael Schamis

Dry and full of mineral on the nose with notes of petrol, beeswax and white flowers. Full, luscious and creamy on the palate. A mouthful of fresh acidity leads to flavors slate and stone with slight herbal notes. The finish is long, full and mouth coating.

Dry and full of mineral on the nose with notes of petrol, beeswax and white flowers. Full, luscious and creamy on the palate. A mouthful of fresh acidity leads to flavors slate and stone with slight herbal notes. The finish is long, full and mouth coating.

Jun 2nd, 2015
Gareth Tilley

Tastes like a clapped out 30 year old Rheingau. I don't think this is ageing well at all, although I was in the minority.

Tastes like a clapped out 30 year old Rheingau. I don't think this is ageing well at all, although I was in the minority.

Sep 21st, 2014