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Buy OnlineA sure winner on the value stakes, Giesen Riesling is so popular because of its perfect balance of sweetness and acid, making it just oh so drinkable. It's great to have a few bottles on hand for when you just want something easy, delicious and very cost effective!
Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"Enjoy striking notes of lime and mandarin and delicious, succulent, juicy sweetness. 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 age ability to the wine, while Waipara gives us our fabulous floral aromatics. There is a reason this is New Zealand’s favourite Riesling – try it for yourself!
After pressing and settling for 36 hours, the clear juice was fermented in a stainless steel tank, mostly at cool temperatures. We used a selection of different yeasts to amplify the regional characteristics of each parcel. Our winemakers tasted each parcel daily and stopped the ferment when the acid/sugar/alcohol balance was reached and aromas of spice and exotic tropical notes were present. Stopping the ferment early retains natural sugar which creates the beautiful off-dry element of this wine. Following blending this Riesling is kept on light lees until bottling, ensuring flavour intensity."
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Charming and immediately appealing, the wine shows golden peach, pineapple, lemon sorbet, and white floral aromas, leading to a juicy palate that's finely textured with attractive sweetness and well-balanced acidity, making it fabulously drinkable. Style: Medium. At its best: now to 2030."
