Framingham Classic Riesling

Framingham was launched in 1994 with just one Riesling and has since expanded to include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. They produce wines from their 19.5-hectare estate vineyard, certified organic in 2014, alongside other carefully selected sites. Their Riesling vines, planted in 1981, are among the oldest in Marlborough.

The ‘Classic’ Riesling is sourced from hand-selected parcels, vinified separately, with a small component aged in neutral oak barrels. Made in a traditional, Germanic ‘Beerenauslese’ style, and only in vintages with favourable conditions, the Noble Riesling blends late-harvest parcels and botrytised bunches.

This off-dry wine is an elegant pale gold in the glass, with hints of green. It has a fragrant, complex nose showing honeysuckle, jasmine and quinine aromatics along with hints of apricot, beeswax, cream and some gentle nuances of wet stone.