Winery Villa MariaReserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection of the Winery Villa Maria is in the top 80 of wines of New Zealand and in the top 10 of wines of Marlborough.
Taste structure of the Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection from the Winery Villa Maria
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection of Winery Villa Maria in the region of South Island is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection of Winery Villa Maria in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection
The Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection of Winery Villa Maria matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of chicken pie, shrimp with oyster sauce or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Maria's Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection from Winery Villa Maria are 2012, 2015, 0, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Villa Maria
The Winery Villa Maria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 142 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Tired
Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.
