Sourced from the Waitaki Valley, this 2009 Otago Station Vineyard Riesling has a striking, peachy nose with great definition: scents of tropical fruits, passion fruit and mango explode from the glass. The palate is rounded on the entry, commercially driven with its unashamed tropical tones and a “fiesta” of apricot, mango and peach on the finish. This Riesling comes across as uncomplicated and utterly delicious. Drink now-2015. The wines from Craggy Range were tasted both in Hawkes Bay in January 2010 and then in London six months later. Steve Smith, Rod Easthope and the team continue to furnish consumers with a wide portfolio of terroir-based wines that satisfy both the value and prestige end of the market. Having tasted many of their wines, there is no doubt that they have ‘toned down’ their style, the initial releases being rather hubristic and a tad top-heavy with oak. This sense of refinement has lent the wines greater poise and breeding. Their reds are still their strongest suit, in particular their flagship labels such as ‘Le Sol’ and ‘Sophia’, but do not overlook their Chardonnays that exude great purity and Burgundian poise. Meanwhile their ‘Wild Rock’ entry-level range, which is treated as a completely separate entity to Craggy Range, contains some delightful varietals that form a neat introduction to the delights of Hawkes Bay’s wines.Importer: Kobrand Corp., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300.
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