Felton Road
Bannockburn Riesling
Bannockburn, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
The aroma gives away the wine's origin, at least for me, with petrol and rubbery hints tickling the nasal passages. Lemon, lime, pineapple, honey, crushed stone, and rose petals ensue. The taste is like a sweeter-styled Spatlese. It leads with notes of honeyed citrus and cream, finishing with bruised apples, burnt sugar, and nuanced minerality. The flavours linger for a while, but is ultimately dominated by cloying sweetness. That is not to say that acidity was lacking, because the finish definitely sparkled with the cut of steely acidity on the tongue, but the sugar still persisted over this. The 15' Felton Road Bannockburn Riesling certainly looks well-made, but leaves me looking for some relief after a few glasses. Food wine for me.
The aroma gives away the wine's origin, at least for me, with petrol and rubbery hints tickling the nasal passages. Lemon, lime, pineapple, honey, crushed stone, and rose petals ensue. The taste is like a sweeter-styled Spatlese. It leads with notes of honeyed citrus and cream, finishing with bruised apples, burnt sugar, and nuanced minerality. The flavours linger for a while, but is ultimately dominated by cloying sweetness. That is not to say that acidity was lacking, because the finish definitely sparkled with the cut of steely acidity on the tongue, but the sugar still persisted over this. The 15' Felton Road Bannockburn Riesling certainly looks well-made, but leaves me looking for some relief after a few glasses. Food wine for me.
Nov 10th, 2019Otago really has some great Riesling.
This one reminds me of a Feinherb from the Mosel with a meyer lemon/lemon verbena twist.
Really improves with some time/air.
I much prefer this wine to the "dry" version FR makes.
Otago really has some great Riesling.
This one reminds me of a Feinherb from the Mosel with a meyer lemon/lemon verbena twist.
Really improves with some time/air.
I much prefer this wine to the "dry" version FR makes.
74 grams of residual sugar, gob smacking amount, delicious wine, I could drink so much of this. Whiffs of classic petrol between hunks of lime and apple in the palate. Tart clean finish though high acidity helps keep this from being too heavy. Should age well.
74 grams of residual sugar, gob smacking amount, delicious wine, I could drink so much of this. Whiffs of classic petrol between hunks of lime and apple in the palate. Tart clean finish though high acidity helps keep this from being too heavy. Should age well.
May 17th, 2016
