Framingham
New Zealand's Finest Riesling Producer. JANCIS ROBINSON MW
Framingham has built its reputation on a string of exceptional wines made from aromatic varieties. BOB CAMPBELL MW
Established in 1994, but with estate Riesling vineyards planted in 1981, Framingham is a boutique wine company with its own winery, offering a range of expressive and individual Marlborough wines made in limited quantities. Four diverse styles of Riesling from the old vines show off the estate's stony terrior in a distinctly Germanic fashion., whilst Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer bring to mind the styles of Alsace.
Andrew Hedley, originally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the far north east of England but now based in New Zealand's South Island, is one of the most skilled practitioners of Riesling anywhere in the world. He makes small quantities of exquisitely balanced, extremely bright-fruited, crystalline-fresh Rieslings of very different but carefully-judged sweetness levels, invariably with excellent acid balance. JANCIS ROBINSON
Framingham has built its reputation on a string of exceptional wines made from aromatic varieties. BOB CAMPBELL MW
Established in 1994, but with estate Riesling vineyards planted in 1981, Framingham is a boutique wine company with its own winery, offering a range of expressive and individual Marlborough wines made in limited quantities. Four diverse styles of Riesling from the old vines show off the estate's stony terrior in a distinctly Germanic fashion., whilst Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer bring to mind the styles of Alsace.
Andrew Hedley, originally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the far north east of England but now based in New Zealand's South Island, is one of the most skilled practitioners of Riesling anywhere in the world. He makes small quantities of exquisitely balanced, extremely bright-fruited, crystalline-fresh Rieslings of very different but carefully-judged sweetness levels, invariably with excellent acid balance. JANCIS ROBINSON