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THE BONELINE DRY RIESLING 2023

Product Code: 4894
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
Sub Region: Waipara
Style: White
Variety: Riesling
Producer: The Boneline

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.9%
Grape: 100% Riesling
Natural: Certified Organic

Original price was: $37.99.Current price is: $32.99.

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Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Aromas of pure green apples, lemon, and lime leaf with delicate white florals and oyster shell. On the palate, a mixture of orange and yellow citrus balanced with crisp fresh acidity, natural mid- palate sweetness, and a river stone minerality that is synonymous with our vineyards. High solids from ferment give the palate weight, counterbalanced by natural spritz providing lift – while crunchy stone fruit and lime zest provide a cleansing drive on the finish.

Our organically grown grapes are hand harvested then whole bunch pressed gently over several hours. The wine is fermented with high solids and only the very heavy less are left behind at racking.

Fermentation is allowed to proceed at a moderate temperature and stopped when the sugar, acid, alcohol and phenolics are in balance. We hold the wine at a cool temperature for the remainder of its time in the cellar to retain the natural CO2 spritz from primary ferment. This Riesling is racked post ferment and spends 6 months on fine lees before being gently filtered for bottling."

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, March 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Aromas and flavours of lime and white chalk, fresh green apple and white flowers. Dry with a backbone of acidity this wine will age well as offering a great aperitif or to pair with high acid dishes (salads with vinaigrette). As the wine opens out in glass the flavours of flowers and white fleshed fruits begin to emerge, there’s hint of pineapple and apricot stone then apple and citrus return. Best drinking from 2027 through 2037+."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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The Boneline is a family business who started planting in 1989, continuing to craft wine exclusively from this original vineyard, in their own winery. They were one of the early Waipara vineyard pioneers, recognising the areas potential as a premium wine region.

Boneline's location was selected on the basis of meeting rigorous selection criteria: frost-free micro climate, north-facing and north of the Ashley River, with a limestone and gravel base. Grape varieties have been matched to the sites across four unique levels of terraces to maximise grape potential.

Boneline's Cellar Door offers seated tastings, a sharing-style snacks menu, a library wine selection (previous vintages), and a wine store. They also host weddings and events.

On weekends a Vineyard walkway is open for cellar door guests to walk the property and learn about the various blocks (there are 22 signs along the way).