Scout 2022 Central Otago Riesling (6 Bottles) Waipara, New Zealand

by Fine Wine Cellars

$184.00

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

Having worked at Wittmann in Germany, Sarah has some pretty stellar experience to draw from when it comes to Riesling, and it shows in the cellar where whole-bunch pressing and super slow, long (11 months!!) ferments in steel tanks reign supreme. The fruit is sourced from a steep, north-facing slope on the edge of a glacial terrace. It’s a strikingly beautiful site, owned and farmed organically by our old mate Duncan at Mount Edward Winery. The soils are a mixture of greywacke and schist glacial rock with a thin covering of wind-blown loess. The great 2022 season paved the way for excellent flowering and good crops of juicy, fragrant and elegant Riesling.

“Aromas of lime candy, ruby grapefruit and guava followed by lemon blossom, sea shells and a touch of candle wax. Light- to medium-bodied, brisk acidity. Drink or hold. Screw cap.” 91 points, James Suckling

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About Scout Wines

Sarah Adamson, Winemaker at Scout Wines

Growing up in the Deep South of New Zealand, winemaking wasn’t even talked about when considering career options in my final years of school. Luckily, my parents had a great cellar and interest in wine which in turn sparked an enthusiasm

With a love for science and the outdoors I began to explore all options and found myself chatting to Invercargill’s only other Viticultural graduate. After a year of BSc and LLB, I left Canterbury University to pursue a career in winemaking. There was no turning back, and I have no regrets!

My favourite part of winemaking is blending. I love seeing all the parcels and batches come together to create what is going to be in the bottle.

Fine Wine Cellars

On the one hand, our role as a merchant of all things wine & spirits could not be simpler. We aim to source the most delicious, the most authentic, and the highest quality products possible from Australia and around the world in order to offer them to our clients. We live or die by how well we perform this task. Of course things are rarely as simple or as easy as they seem. Hunting for wines & spirits is no different. Apart from the months spent travelling, countless days and evenings spent tasting and the outrageous wine expenditure in the name of ‘research’, sourcing quality wine and spirits requires expertise and experience. Understanding the potential of a producer and their products is much more than just a slurp and a spit.

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