BABICH MARLBOROUGH RIESLING 2006 Winemaker: Recommended Food: Recommended Cellaring: Production Notes: Tasting Notes: "Sturdy, fairly dry Riesling, still youthful and best will come late 2007, into 2009. Lots of good fruit in behind to open and expand." "At it's best, this is a beautifully crafted, flavour-packed wine with great drinkability. A single-vineyard wine, grown at Rapaura, the 2006 vintage is a medium-dry style, less concentrated than some past releases, but ripe, juicy and finely balanced for easy drinking." "Dryish, slightly toasty wine, full bodied and citrusy, with a minerally streak and good depth and vigour." "The 2006 Dry Riesling has an attractive nose of apple blossom and white flowers with a fresh, zingy- palate and vibrant refreshing finish." "Delicate citrus aromas became more pronounced the longer this wine is open as did the lime, honey and mineral flavours. The finish is clean and crisp." "This is a luscious-tasting Marlborough Riesling with the apple and lime flavours that are characteristic of good riesling." "Toasty, mature bouquet. Shows some complexity on the palate, with one judge finding it "punchy and crisp, with rich, citrusy flavours." "Apple and citrus flavors enhanced with floral and herbal notes made this a good match with the spicy curry. "I like the mango-lime flavors in the wine with the curry," George Howald said. "it's a serious wine lover's wine," Paul Pinnell said, adding that "it's not for everyone." He liked its "oily petrol quality, good weight and dry finish." James Tidwell praised the wine's acidity. "it's an old world style wine from New Zealand," Greg Kassanoff said." "Grapes were sourced from the Rapaura and Waihopai districts in the Wairau Valley. It's nicely fragrant showing floral and lemon characters on the nose. A lovely dry palate is finely textured with well harmonised crisp acidity. A fine and elegant Riesling."
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