Framingham Marlborough Late Harvest Riesling 2025 (37.5cl)
£16.45
The wine
The wine opens with expressive aromatics of mandarin, creme brulee and honeyed, waxy notes. The palate is vivid and intense, delivering layers of orange citrus and stone fruit framed by a precise, driving acidity that lifts and balances the richness. The result is a wine of impressive length, purity and finesse.
Assembled from four separate picks between the 15th and 30th of April, each carrying between 20 and 50% botrytis. Persistent humidity and an absence of frost meant genuinely suitable botrytised fruit was scarce that year and had to be selected by hand. Each parcel was fermented individually to its own balance of sweetness, acidity and alcohol, and the final blend was put together in August. Framingham are among the few in Marlborough to treat Riesling as their signature rather than an afterthought.
The producer
Framingham
View all Framingham winesFramingham is one of Marlborough's most characterful wineries, based in the Wairau Valley at the heart of New Zealand's most famous wine region. While Marlborough is defined by Sauvignon Blanc, Framingham has built its name above all on Riesling. It is a producer with a genuine artistic streak.
The estate tends some of the region's oldest vines, including Riesling planted in the 1980s, and farms with care and curiosity. Cool nights and long autumns give the aromatic whites their vivid fruit and racy acidity. Framingham's wines are precise, expressive and full of personality.
The range runs from zesty Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and off-dry Pinot Gris to a spectrum of Rieslings, alongside a fine Pinot Noir. At the top, the F-Series bottlings showcase old vines and small-batch craft. Each wine has real definition and drive.
Vibrant, aromatic and beautifully balanced, Framingham's wines capture the best of Marlborough. They are as food-friendly as they are distinctive. This is New Zealand white wine at its most compelling.
