Lothian Vineyards Riesling

Lothian Vineyards Riesling from Elgin, South Africa. This wine has a pale golden colour with green highlights. The nose is of medium intensity. He evokes freshness from the Cape gooseberry, elderflower, white freesia flowers and lemon peel. This is a bone-dry Riesling, which becomes evident with a bright, tart start. The elements detected in the nose persist with notes of grapefruit, pine needles and a complex minerality, providing a lemon-sorbet cleansing finish. Riesling is a very noble grape variety that originates in Germany. The grape is still widely planted here. A misunderstanding is that Riesling produces a sweeter wine. Dry Rieslings can be fine, nuanced wines of great class. This grape has also been a classic in French Alsace since the mid-19th century. Young Rieslings are fruity, light wines that can surprise with a perfect harmony between sweet and sour. A mature Riesling has a very exuberant, spicy, oily (petrol) and honey-like smell and taste, with a clear, super elegant citrus note in the best wines.