Canterbury Riesling 2006

Price :	$15.00 NZD

Grapes were sourced from premium Canterbury Vineyards and the fruit gently pressed over a few hours to maintain a fresh acidity with limited cold soaking to maximise extraction of the classic Riesling aromatics. The vines were cropped low and the fruit picked when perfectly ripe.

Winemaking

The juice was settled and transferred to tank for fermentation. It was fermented cool, and stopped when the balance between sugar, acid and extract was judged to be perfect. The wine matured for four months on full fermentation lees before being fined, filtered and bottled.

This classical Riesling wine has aromas of limes, melons and tropical fruits married with flavours of ripe citrus, wax and honey. This wine has a retained natural sweetness balanced by ripe mineral acidity, to create a classical, low alcohol, Germanic style.

Bottled: September 2006