Full Review

Wakefield

Wakefield
2024 St Andrews, Riesling, Clare Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Riesling

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: .05%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$32

Wakefield
2024 St Andrews, Riesling, Clare Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Riesling

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: .05%
Pale bright yellow straw color. Aromas and flavors of sea breeze, jasmine and lime, river rock, and green honeydew with a satiny, tart, bone-dry light-to-medium body and a tingling, interesting, relaxed finish revealing notes of lemon meringue, lime, white flowers, and sea salt. Citrus and minerally in a very demure, very mindful styling that is restrained on all of the customary Riesling aromatic flash.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: sea breeze, jasmine and lime, river rock, and green honeydew
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of lemon meringue, lime, white flowers, and sea salt
Sweetness Sweetness: Bone-Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai Chicken, Chicken Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Citrus and minerally in a very demure, very mindful styling that is restrained on all of the customary Riesling aromatic flash.

The Producer or Importer

Brown-Forman Beverages

The Producer or  Importer
P O Box 1080 / 850 Dixie Hwy.
Louisville, KY 40210
USA
1 502-585-1100

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Riesling

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Although many consumers believe Riesling is a sweet wine, there are all types, ranging from bone dry to ultra-sweet. Offering a remarkable array of perfumes ranging from apricot and peach to peony and petrol, and having excellent natural acidity, Riesling is one of the world’s greatest wines.

Germany is home to the most famous examples of Riesling; produced from vineyards along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers, these wines have tremendous character and minerality, owing to the slate soils these vines are planted on. Alsace, in northeastern France is another region that excels with Riesling (especially dry versions); the same is true for the Clare Valley in Australia, where Rieslings are often characterized by a petrol aroma.

Dry versions work with many different types of foods, from seafood with cream sauces to pork, veal and duck. Sweeter version should either be served on their own or with blue cheeses such as stilton or gorgonzola.

While it is safe to say that Riesling is an under appreciated wine for the typical American consumer, there has been greater popularity over the past few decades, as dry and off-dry Rieslings pair beautifully with Thai, Asian and fusion cuisine; thus Riesling is a wine directly linked to a healthy lifestyle.