Pegasus Bay Estate Riesling 2015

Pegasus BayWaipara Valley, New Zealand

Pegasus Bay Estate Riesling 2015

£36.9575cl

Why you'll love it

 A bold, exotic Riesling from one of New Zealand's best producers. Incredible value for the quality, and drinking beautifully now after a decade in bottle.

  • Free Jersey delivery over £50
  • Click & collect in St Helier
  • CountryNew Zealand
  • RegionWaipara Valley
  • StyleDry & medium
  • Vintage2015
  • Alcohol12.5%

What it tastes like

Lime, mandarin and nectarine with tropical layers of guava and lychee. Off-dry, fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, a mineral edge, and beautifully integrated texture from bottle age.

Light Full

Lovely with

  • AperitifBefore dinner · Garden drinks · Salted nuts
  • Asian cuisineDim sum · Teriyaki salmon · Stir-fries
  • Blue cheeseStilton · Roquefort · Gorgonzola
  • PorkPork belly · Chops · Slow-roast shoulder
  • SeafoodFruits de mer · Fish stew · Paella

Spicy Asian dishes, seafood, pork belly or anything with aromatic herbs and heat. Also great with blue cheese or as an aperitif.

Where it's from

Waipara Valley

New Zealand

North Canterbury, on New Zealand's South Island, a short drive north of Christchurch. Limestone-rich soils, warm dry days and cool nights suit Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. The wines combine ripe fruit with bright acidity and a mineral edge. A smaller, characterful alternative to Marlborough.

Waipara Valley

Meet the producer

Pegasus Bay

Waipara Valley, New Zealand

Pegasus Bay is a family-owned estate in the Waipara Valley, run by the Donaldson family, pioneers in North Canterbury winemaking. Pinot Noir follows traditional Burgundian methods. Love Wine stocks several vintages, plus Riesling including a late-picked style.

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The story behind it

Hand-picked from Pegasus Bay's Waipara vineyard on mineral-rich glacial soils. Slow, cool fermentation with minimal handling to preserve freshness. Originally bottled with a slight spritz, now softened and fully integrated with time.

If you like these, you'll love this: Try if you love bold, off-dry Rieslings like Dönnhoff, Dr Loosen or Greywacke. Also great for fans of aromatic whites like Gewürztraminer or Albariño.

What customers say

Delivery & collection

Free delivery across Jersey on orders over £50 (£10 below that). We aim to deliver the next working day. Prefer to pick up? Choose click & collect at checkout.

A bold, off-dry Riesling from one of New Zealand’s benchmark producers. This isn’t your average Riesling. Pegasus Bay’s 2015 Estate Riesling is a vibrant, expressive white that shows just how thrilling the variety can be in the right hands. Grown on stony, glacial soils in Waipara Valley, where warm days and cool nights build incredible flavour and retain zippy natural acidity, this wine is a masterclass in balance.It’s bursting with exotic fruit, underpinned by citrus and minerality, and finished with a gentle spritz and touch of off-dry sweetness. If you love powerful, food-friendly whites with energy and tension – this should be on your radar.

More about this wine

CRITICS

96/100 – Cameron Douglas MS

"Complex and enticing... layers of citrus and tropical fruit with a textural, long finish. Benchmark Riesling."

994/100 – Bob Campbell MW

“Deliciously rich off-dry style with luscious fruit and brilliant acidity. Still youthful – will age beautifully.”

Gold Medal – NZ Wine Awards

Celebrated for intensity, balance and varietal purity.

Tasting Notes

Mandarin, lime and white nectarine jump out first, followed by waves of guava, lychee and passionfruit. There’s lovely weight and mouthfeel, with a lively edge from a subtle spritz (well integrated now!). A touch off-dry, but beautifully balanced by crisp acidity and a mineral streak that keeps it lifted and long.

HARVEST AND WINEMAKING

2015 was a dream vintage in Waipara – warm and dry with low yields. The smaller crop delivered great concentration and purity.

The fruit was hand-harvested in May, gently pressed, and fermented slowly at low temperatures to preserve its vivid aromatics. A little natural CO₂ was retained to give a touch of spritz and added freshness. Minimal handling from vine to bottle to maintain varietal character and vibrancy.

the vineyard and the vines

The Riesling comes from Pegasus Bay’s home vineyard in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury. The vines are rooted in glacial soils – mineral-rich gravels and stones left behind by an ancient ice-age glacier. These free-draining soils, combined with warm days and very cool nights, stretch out the ripening period and preserve acidity – perfect for Riesling.

This site is known for producing wines with purity, structure and intensity. And Riesling, in particular, shines here.