2015 Pegasus Bay Riesling Bel Canto

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  8/12/2020 - Tom Prior-Grice Likes this wine:

  Delicious NZ riesling, dry but with really sweet aromas of over ripe fruits. The acid is really nicely balanced against the sweet fruit flavours, it doesn't quite have the depth that I hoped or have experienced from other Riesling (Zind-Humbrecht or Korvers Kauter) but really fresh, concentrated and enjoyable.
  
  Pale lemon
  N: medium+ intensity, aromas of stone fruits, fresh mango, passionfruit, dried roses and a little rubber.
  P: dry, pronounced intensity, high acid, high alcohol, medium - full body. Flavours of ripe white peaches, nectarine, mango, lychee, marmelade, orange rind and bitter almond with the botrytus fruits really coming through.

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  7/18/2020 - Kerino wrote: 88 Points

  Really just a bit dull. Nothing wrong with it. Just a bit boring for a Riesling. Not enough zingtastic taste if you get my drift.

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  12/24/2019 - Zazzaman Likes this wine: 88 Points

  For me this is a Goldilock's new world Riesling - just right - not too dry - not too sweet. Lovely floral nose with honey, roses and a hint of petrol. Smooth palate with lime / lemon freshness ending off-dry.

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  11/24/2019 - AV2012 wrote: 88 Points

  Quite big and with a fruit forward sweetish note.

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  11/14/2018 - Keith Cooper wrote: 86 Points

  Tasted at The Whitewater Valley Wine Society, Hampshire, UK. This was served blind, but immediately apparent as being a riesling, with petrol, vegetable and butter on the nose. Bright yellow colour. On the palate, it's really difficult to decide if the palate is dry or somewhat sweet, probably because the wine is quite complex. Would suit cheese souffle, barbecued prawns.

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