Coney Wines 'Rallentando' Riesling 2021

'We've been growing and making Riesling for over 20 years and think we're getting the hang of it. it's obvious appeal to winemakers is the versatility it brings to the party - unlike, for instance, savvy, which although delightful on a hot day, is broadly always the same as last year - happy but predictable. Rieslings are superior and range from bone dry through to stickies and all points between. 

Our Rallentando used to subscribe to the sackcloth and ashes brigade i,e their acidity tended to, and were intended to suck your face a bit. Punters who were unfamilliar with such zest had to be reminded that as their mothers said, "before pleasure there must be pain". We learned through that expecting people to cellar the bone dry style for 5 years before opening was a bit idealistic. So, these days the Ral always carries a few grams of residual sugar e.g - Ral 21 has 3.6 g/L. This leaves enough zip to satisfy the most ardent sadist. With Riesling, tasting panels are usually forced to choose between apples and limes - we always incline toward the citrus end of the equation. Fine on its own but enhanced by any decent chicken or fish dish.

Its not always been reliably reported that the protracted coalition talks would still be running if not for the healing and meditating power of Rallentando served to Winston from Luxon's massive cellar.'

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