Floral hints of lemon and lime. Citrus blossom, perfumed hints of musk, pineapple and apricot.
Flavours of honey, apricots, papaya and orange with gorgeous mineral overtones and a lovely sweet and acid balance.
Harvest
The 2008-09 season can only be described as almost perfect. Spring weather was warm and windy. Cooler weather prior to Christmas had some impact on flowering and fruit set, which resulted in fewer berries per bunch naturally lowering the yield per vine, whilst the long hot dry spell over the New Year helped to ward off any potential disease. This single vineyard Riesling from our two-acre block was hand picked in late April, full of beautiful ripe berries at 24 brix, and hints of raisin. Flavours of apricot and honey were showing straight away.
Winemaking
The fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermented with a classic Riesling Yeast Siha 7, this wine was looking fantastic from day one. Ferment was stopped at low alcohol 10%, has a decent residual sugar and a fantastic acid to balance.
