LAWSON’S DRY HILLS RIESLING 2022

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"This wine has lifted lemon and floral aromatics. The palate is dry and zesty with bright acidity, an elegant palate and a mouthwatering minerality. Alongside the lemon curd character sit nectarine and honey. Crisp acidity is balanced by a touch of sweetness

This is a single vineyard wine produced from just one pick from our Waihōpai block in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys. The 2022 vintage was perfect for Riesling, allowing us to pick at the optimal time, thereby maximising the intense flavours and gaining a touch of richness (apricot and honey notes) from some noble rot.

Picked in the cool of the early morning, the grapes were gently pressed with only the free-run juice fermented to make this wine. Cultured yeast is added to the juice and then it is fermented at low temperatures (10-12C) to retain the natural bright fruit aromatics."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, October 2024 (2020 Vintage)
"It's immediately appealing on the nose, showing lemon curd, apricot, orange peel and subtle spice aromas, followed by a juicy palate offering fleshy texture backed by elegant sweetness and beautifully pitched acidity. Elegantly flavoursome with a prolonged, delicious finish. Style: Medium-dry. At its best: now to 2032."

4 Stars Yvonne Lorkin, January 2025 (2020 Vintage)
"Four and a bit years on from vintage, this riesling from one of Marlborough’s founding families has just been released and is showing delicious, maturing characters. Ultra-cleansing, lime-laced, and hosting a hint of weetbix, kero notes and Granny Smith tension on the nose and palate, it’s a an ultra-refreshing style. Notes of bright lemon, soft herbs, and beeswax give it buckets of personality and pluck. It’s a major boat-floater where fans of bright citrus are concerned, and it’s definitely the wine you should seek to sip with sauerkraut and sausages."