On a reader's recom- mendation I tracked down a bottle of Muddy Water James Hardwick Riesling 2004 Waipara, New Zealand. It's great. Thrilling even. I've been doing a fair bit of Riesling recently, and a number of these have been from New Zealand, and this is the best of the bunch so far. It has lovely balance, and just a hint of residual sugar (or is it just fruit richness?) adds a lovely texture to the wine. There's good acidity and freshness, and some complexity, which I often find missing in these wines. It's available in the UK from Corney & Barrow (www.corneyandbarrow.com).
posted by Jamie @ 5:44 PM
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Glad you enjoyed this one! The James Hardwick is one of my favourites - a quite fantastic wine.
No sign of Muddy Water Riesling on the C&B website - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay but no Riesling.
The wine came from them, but several months ago - I suspect others have realised how good it is and it currently out of stock. I'll see what they have to say.
Just found out that it was listed last year by C&B at £11.75, and that it has 13 g/litre of residual sugar
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