Moya Meaker Elgin Riesling

Where the 2024 Riesling was a study in contrast, the 2025 is a study in architecture: less alcohol, more acid, and a frame you feel before you taste the fruit.

The vanguard on this wine is extroverted to the point of impatience; lemon verbena and orange blossom reach you long before the glass does. The palate balances those hugely expressive aromas by leading with texture rather than flavour. The wine is concentrated and powerful, carrying the grip of Granny Smith apple skin upfront, followed by an arresting line of sweet lemon candy acidity. That citrus core is filled out with accents of kiwi fruit, a gentle litchi note, and a touch of beeswax. The persistent finish takes the shape of intense bittersweet white grapefruit, with an encore of crisp green apple.