The Dry Dam Riesling, d'Arenberg Vintage:2024

The Dry Dam Riesling, d'Arenberg Vintage:2024A dry dam is bad news for our neighbouring farmers but promises good results for our Riesling. This wine comes from dry grown, low yielding vines picked with great mineral acidity and flinty austereness. The Dry Dam has a very pale appearance permeated with green tints. Jubilant florals jump out of the glass with a note of citrus blossom and peel. Then spices, green apple, rose petals and fresh cut flower stems. As the wine opens up mineral notes from

Textbook Fleurie

The smooth and full-bodied mid-palate is perfectly balanced by a pleasant acidity with notes of lemon rind

in the last corner of Piemonte before Liguria

"What to choose from this bodega

It was very dry from February to April

with tremendous length and finesse

Wild Earth owns vineyards in one of Central Otago’s finest locations – at the end of Felton Road in Bannockburn

Very warm weather in early January caused sunburn in dry land areas which also had a negative effect on the size of the crop

giving fine flavour

before being gently pressed

created from perfect conditions: a blend between a great champagne and one of the very best red wines from a unique plot

Showing a wide array of dark berry fruit including black cherry and strawberry