Woollaston Nelson Riesling 2010

A gentle and natural approach is taken during the growing of grapes and making of wine, with the minimum of human intervention to allow the fruit to fully express varietal characters and the place in which it was grown.

 

Fresh sun ripened apricots, a touch of citrus with a mineral note on the nose. A nice rich concentrated palate of honey comb and apricots with tight acidity that offers elegance and balance to the wine.

 

Region: Nelson

Variety: Riesling

Producer: Woollaston Estates

Merchant:

Chronology

Winemaker Notes: Hand harvested grapes were whole bunch pressed. A gentle slow pressing program was used to extract juice whilst minimising astringent harshness. The juice was cold settled overnight then racked as clear juice before inoculation for fermentation. Fermentation temperatures were kept cool to conserve the fruit aromas in the wine. The finished wine was bottled using gravity.

Viticulture Notes: Two cane vertical shoot positioned vines. Bud rubbing, shoot positioning, crop reduction and some leaf plucking were all carried out by hand to ensure the canopies were open and even, and the crop load was balanced to the vine. Grapes were hand harvested.
The vineyards are accredited as sustainable. Both the vineyards
and winery have are in conversion to becoming Bio-Gro NZ organic
certified.

Alcohol: 11.6% %

Residual Sugar: 25.7

Total Acidity: 6.4

ph: 3.13

Food Match: The perfect match with Asian food, fresh tuna and scallops.