There’s a bit of a craze going on at present, called ‘Summer of Riesling’, and it’s a noble one espousing the glories if the superlative Riesling variety. SWMBO and I met the Overlord a few days ago, and he was inspired and inspirational.
An older Riesling came our way, and it was good but now just about to head down the slippery slope. There’s a point when a wine is glorious in hinting at being decrepit, a bit like humans? This was a bottle of 1999 Forrest ‘Vineyard Selection’ Marlborough Riesling, made dry and sitting at 13.0% on the label. OK, I’ve had much older Rieslings and they’ve been eye-opening, but they don’t always do that well. This is a good 13 years on now, and venerable in New Zealand terms. Lemony golden, a little shy and wilted on nose, but nice toast, mineral and kero. Dry to taste, this had that highly-prized exotic custard texture that I love in older Rieslings. Along with it refined toast and kero with mineral infused honey. But also a trace of bitterness from drying out and a little note of oxidation. Knife-edge stuff, fading as the summer will, but well worth a look and one to enjoy now.
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