2023 Pegasus Bay Bel Canto Dry Riesling

This version is a very different style to our classic estate Riesling, picked late but fermented dry. The most golden bunches were selected, some shrivelled and some botrytic. The average brix of the juice was 25.5.

It has a bright gold tint upon release.  A vibrant amalgam of sweet and sour aromas gush from the glass, pineapple, mango, and orange blossom in the attack, accompanied by suggestions of quince, kumquat, calamansi, and a lick of wet river gravel.  The mouthfeel is generous, yet precise, with a rich, textured palate, supported by a cheeky whip of acidity and ripe phenolics that create structure and length, funnelling towards a long, moreish close.