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 Vintage2006 Label 1 of 13 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2005 vintage.)
TypeWhite
ProducerVilla Maria (web)
VarietyRiesling
DesignationPrivate Bin
Vineyardn/a
CountryNew Zealand
RegionSouth Island
SubRegionMarlborough
AppellationMarlborough

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2010 (based on 36 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.1 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by 11mcraig on 2/24/2012 & rated 86 points: Nice Riesling...quiet refreshing. (2139 views)
 Tasted by TannicBeast on 5/22/2009 & rated 90 points: Bright and refreshing. crisp and vibrant. (2183 views)
 Tasted by Matt T on 2/5/2009 & rated 88 points: A very nice off-dry riesling. Lots of citrus notes. Extremely refreshing. Paired perfectly with spicy Indian food. (2239 views)
 Tasted by gout on 3/7/2008 & rated 89 points: Clear & bright in the glass, clean floral/pterolly nose; Minerally flavours, ML, a well balanced riesling with fresh zingy acidity but not that searing acid found in some examples. This is on par with some of the better Clare Valley examples. Buy more. (2396 views)
 Tasted by pfruge on 2/9/2008 & rated 87 points: I like riesling, but from label to label, it generally does not exhibit differences or uniqueness for my taste to prefer one over the other. This one however scores a point or two above. Well balanced. (2404 views)
 Tasted by darice on 2/8/2008 & rated 88 points: Clean and crisp with nice acidity, nose of apples and citrus with an explosion of lemon and grapefruit on the palate. (1332 views)
 Tasted by Nickel on 2/8/2008: Distinctly Riesling on the nose. Floral, bright, piercing fruit. Palate has an almost oily texture. Just a hint of RS. Mineral finish. Good. (Vineyard Brands/Nappi) (1280 views)
 Tasted by digdoug on 12/27/2007 & rated 88 points: Light gold, honeyed lemon on the nose, creamy feel, lots of acidity, pretty good. (1448 views)
 Tasted by jamesdoeser on 12/24/2007 & rated 84 points: lovely gentle citrus, retains some chalk minerality and smooth acidity which will still benefit from couple of years in bottle. (1418 views)
 Tasted by gschneider on 9/27/2007 & rated 89 points: Always good (1415 views)
 Tasted by gschneider on 7/29/2007 & rated 88 points: Really enjoyed this win. Apple on the nose with fresh crisp acidity to follow. Taste of green apple and crushed stone with a freshness that screams food. Nice, seems that these guys make really high quality juice at great prices. THe SB is also very good. (1528 views)
 Tasted by knudwig on 7/25/2007 & rated 87 points: Pear and citrus on the nose. Crisp, good acidity and rather well balanced (1610 views)
 Tasted by pfruge on 7/22/2007 & rated 87 points: Moderate acidity with a pleasant level of citurs flavors. (1531 views)
 Tasted by salil on 5/24/2007 & rated 87 points: Lime, lemon and grapefruit zest on the nose. More ripe citrus flavours in the mouth with some minerals, good acidity with a slightly tart finish. A bit one dimensional but very pleasant at the price. (1774 views)
 Tasted by scyrene on 5/16/2007 & rated 89 points: Pale lemon. Juicy nose of grapefruit, pineapple, passionfruit, and loquat, with a slight mineral edge. Rather more restrained palate; light tropical and citrus fruit, high acidity and mineral complexity. Very crisp, very good. (1842 views)
 Tasted by tendring on 5/10/2007 & rated 80 points: Wine Education Service - Chase the Grape - Riesling (Imperial College): Bright nose, citrus plus tropical fruit, honey, quite strongly perfumed.
Crisp, refreshing, prickly, grapefruit, smooth, alcohol maybe too obvious. (1260 views)
 Tasted by hutch on 1/19/2007 & rated 87 points: Great crisp nose, full of apples. Loads of bright acidity, with a nice mouthfeel. Crisp. A good bottle of wine, but the nose alone makes it seem even better. 87-88 (1985 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, Wine Marathon in 95 Degree Weather, Episode #265 (6/27/2007)
(VILLA MARIA RIESLING PRIVATE BIN) #4; COLOR-medium golden; NOSE-beautiful, wet leaves in the Fall, earthy components, little bug spray; TASTE-really well made, dry, nice fruit component, solid bottle for $10; WS-89; GV-89  89 points
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Wine Library TV. (manage subscription channels)

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