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Giesen Riesling 2003

Tasted:	09 Oct 2004 (age 1 year)
Name:	Giesen Marlborough/Canterbury (51)
Variety:	Riesling (14)
Year:	2003
Producer:	Giesen
Region:	Marlborough
Rating:	ok
Web Site:	http://www.giesen.co.nz

The colour was medium golden yellow with a hint of green. The bouquet had intense honey and lime fruit with some acid crispness. The taste showed medium lime fruit and honey sweetness with crisp acid balance. This was a pleasant style with plenty of fruit but balanced with some crisp acid.

Note 1 I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2 You may not agree with my evaluation of these wines as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.