The 2009 Noble Harvest Riesling offers pronounced acacia honey and lemon marmalade aromas with hints of musk and candied peel. Very crisp, very sweet and luscious in the mouth, it gives a long honeyed lemon finish. Drinking beautifully now, it should remain good to 2015+. Glazebrook is Ngatawara Estate’s premium label and export brand to USA, UK and Australia. In NZ it is an on-trade brand.Importer: Frederick Wildman and Sons, NY, NY; www.frederickwildman.com

This 2008 Glazebrook Noble Harvest Riesling is fresher and vibrant on the nose with honey, melted butter, apricot jam and a touch of mango. The palate is rounded and viscous on the entry, with sufficient acidity to cut through the sweetness, and a lively finish of orange zest and marmalade. This is a very good effort. Drink now-2015. Few have more experience in Hawkes Bay than Alwyn Corban, who founded Ngatawara Wines in 1981. He is a talented winemaker, but at times I feel the wines try too hard to impress and there is a tendency to use too much oak when I believe that the fruit is ripe enough to stand on its own. Their Glazebrook series of wines is well worth seeking out and can offer great value.Importer: Frederick Wildman and Sons, New York, NY; tel. 1-800-REDWINE; www.frederickwildman.com.