Type: White Wine
Country: New Zealand
Region: Central Otago
Code: RIES170
Domain Road Vineyard, like many others, relies on the industry of early settlers and their water races to produce its wines, including their dry Riesling.
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Domain Road

Located in Bannockburn, Domain Road Vineyard is very much the new star of Central Otago, using traditional, low intervention winemaking to produce award-winning wines. Owners Graeme and Gillian Crosbie and their families have had a long association with the area. Graeme’s great grandfather built gold dredges up in the Nevis, while Gillian’s mother was a teacher at the local school for a short time. They have owned a house in Bannockburn for 25 years, and holidayed there for many years prior to that. Fascinated by the growth of vineyards and the wines they produced, the pair decided to try their hand at developing their own vineyard when a...

Pale straw with clear hues, Water Race Riesling is a dry stylish wine with a crisp acidity, balanced with a hint of fruit sweetness. Fragrant with orange blossom and honeysuckle the nose also provides hints of white peach and lemon. Sweet ripe citrus, apricot and gooseberry show on the palate. A complex wine The Water Race has a long mineral and grapefruit finish.
Fantastic with oysters and scallops.

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