Kirkpatrick Estate Winery Gewurztraminer 2011
This elegant expression of Gewürztraminer shows lovely rose petal and ginger spice notes on the nose, while the palate gives flavours of nashi pear, lychee and ginger. Showing lovely balance of freshness and texture, this wine will maximise sensory pleasure when partnered with fragrant dishes
of the East.
of the East.
Region: Gisborne
Variety:
Gewürztraminer
Producer: Kirkpatrick Estate Winery-KEW
Chronology
Harvest Date:
18 March 2011
Bottling Date:
28 July 2011
Release Date:
October 2011
Wine Notes
Winemaker Notes:
The fruit was crushed and destemmed directly after harvesting in the early morning. The fruit was then pressed gently and slowly to retain all delicate flavours and characters. The final press fractions were fined with fresh skim milk at the press to ensure balanced structure in the final wine. After 24 hours of cool settling, the juice was racked retaining a small amount of inherent nitrogen for yeast
support and inoculated with an aroma maximising yeast. Cool fermentation followed to ensure maximum expression of Gewürztraminer aromas and flavours in the final wine. This wine was gently fined with fresh skim milk prior to bottling.
support and inoculated with an aroma maximising yeast. Cool fermentation followed to ensure maximum expression of Gewürztraminer aromas and flavours in the final wine. This wine was gently fined with fresh skim milk prior to bottling.
Viticulture Notes:
Our Gewürztraminer vines are trained as two cane vertical shoot positioned system. Two metre wide rows, with two metre spacing between vines. This Gewürztraminer is clone 457, which has shown excellent varietal expression and complexity when grown on the Patutahi Plateau. Predominant soil
type is clay loam with pumice sub layers.
type is clay loam with pumice sub layers.
Technical Details
Alcohol:
13.8 %
Residual Sugar:
6g/l
Total Acidity:
6.6g/l
ph:
3.7
