Rippon Vineyard
Lake Wanaka Mature Vine Riesling
Lake Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Diesel and stone fruit. Full body
Diesel and stone fruit. Full body
Oct 8th, 2022
Need more NZ Riesling in my life.
Need more NZ Riesling in my life.
Jun 16th, 2019
The 14 Riesling is made in a dry semi-sweet style. It spends 12 weeks on it's primary lees. On the nose, a slight petrol quality, citrus, melon, tropicals, stone fruits and yellow & white florals. On the palate; leaner body, grapefruit, lemon, lime, melon, white peach, nectarines, cream, fine grainy minerals, fruit blossoms, perfect acidity and a well polished long finish. Photos of a section of the soil structure of this vineyard and the need to net the vines from the birds. Netting is common throughout New Zealand as the birds would eat 50% or more of the fruit.
The 14 Riesling is made in a dry semi-sweet style. It spends 12 weeks on it's primary lees. On the nose, a slight petrol quality, citrus, melon, tropicals, stone fruits and yellow & white florals. On the palate; leaner body, grapefruit, lemon, lime, melon, white peach, nectarines, cream, fine grainy minerals, fruit blossoms, perfect acidity and a well polished long finish. Photos of a section of the soil structure of this vineyard and the need to net the vines from the birds. Netting is common throughout New Zealand as the birds would eat 50% or more of the fruit.
Apr 28th, 2017How would you like to go to work and have that as your view? We only wished we'd gone later in the day as the sun would have been out but none the less an impressive view. Rippon is most photographed winery in the world. We started our morning walking the property with Jo and later joined her husband in the cellar with a taste of their 2015 Riesling during the staffs second breakfast...toast and pork sausage. It paired well with the sausage. The 15 Riesling is light bodied, has pure precision and is clean and refreshing. Their cool climate and long growing season allows for long fruit hang time and amazing acidity. The color of their label was chosen from the color of the lake water during certain times of the day. You can kind of see it in this photograph.
How would you like to go to work and have that as your view? We only wished we'd gone later in the day as the sun would have been out but none the less an impressive view. Rippon is most photographed winery in the world. We started our morning walking the property with Jo and later joined her husband in the cellar with a taste of their 2015 Riesling during the staffs second breakfast...toast and pork sausage. It paired well with the sausage. The 15 Riesling is light bodied, has pure precision and is clean and refreshing. Their cool climate and long growing season allows for long fruit hang time and amazing acidity. The color of their label was chosen from the color of the lake water during certain times of the day. You can kind of see it in this photograph.
Apr 28th, 2017
Beautiful expressive Riesling with a crisp acidity and full mouth feel
Beautiful expressive Riesling with a crisp acidity and full mouth feel
May 9th, 2016
Lemon lime aromas bright acidity balanced with 9 g/l of RS. Done in a very typical NZ style for Riesling.
Lemon lime aromas bright acidity balanced with 9 g/l of RS. Done in a very typical NZ style for Riesling.
Jan 15th, 2016
Crystal clear. Pure. Beautiful rendition of Riesling
Crystal clear. Pure. Beautiful rendition of Riesling
Feb 5th, 2015