Kim Crawford Marlborough Dry Riesling

Product Description

Kim grew up on a farm in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island. He graduated with a B.Sc. in 1983 and, like many a new graduate, found himself wondering how to make use of his education in carving-out an interesting career. It was at this point that one of Kim’s lecturers came up with the inspired suggestion that he take a look at New Zealand’s infant wine industry. The rest, as they say, is history. It was a revolutionary time for New Zealand winemaking. New varieties – Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay – were being planted. The potential was certainly there to be able to make something other than sherry, even though few would have guessed at the full extent of the progress our industry has since made, recalls Kim. Kim’s objective was always unwaveringly simple and straightforward – to produce and present under one label the very best wines from every grape variety and every premium wine-growing region in New Zealand. Whilst Kim has since departed, his winemaking philosophy very much lives on at Kim Crawford Wines today.

Very pale straw in colour, this dry Riesling has lashings of lime and lemons and hints of honey and zesty spice and a lovely palate richness and length. Tropical fruit flavours also emerge to linger together with the lime on the palates finish. This wine will develop honey and kerosene like characters with age.