Greywacke Riesling

Greywacke (yes, it’s pronounced grey-wacky) is the family wine label of the Judds. You’ll find Greywacke HQ in Omaka, Marlborough producing world class Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and other styles from organically farmed sites.

Head of the family is Kevin Judd – an absolute winemaking legend in his own right and pretty handy with a camera too! Kevin has pursued a parallel career as a photographer and has published several books including “The Landscape of New Zealand Wine”, “The Colour of Wine” and (our favourite) “Wine Dogs New Zealand”.

Born in England and raised in Aussie, Judd moved to NZ in 1983 and would later become the founding winemaker of Cloudy Bay and go on to produce the first 25 vintages.

“Keep it simple and hands-on” – that’s the Greywacke way of thinking. Trust us, the wines are anything but simple!

This is their 2023 release Riesling – and trust us when we say like pretty much every other Greywacke wine we’ve come across it’s oozing with class and style. It’s a drink now or cellar type wine, it’s a wine to woo the dinner party guests with, it’s a wine with wow factor!

Scoring 93/100 with Master of Wine Stephen Wong MW for The Real Review who said “Ripe, almost tropical with mangosteen and passionfruit aromas, this explodes on the palate with sweet exotic fruit. Decadent expression with noticeable sweetness on the palate yet held tightly in check by driving acidity and phenolic structure to finish medium-dry. A blockbuster style of riesling that is packed full of flavour.”

Bright, fresh, melon and citrus fruit flavours, you might even get a bit of honeydew in there too. All in all she’s a succulent, off-dry little number and really quite bloody delicious.

Drink now to 2031.