Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Riesling 2011
Inviting aromas of fresh cut apple, green melon and a touch of honey and fresh ginger lead to a rich mouth filling palate. Generous fruit flavours combined with crisp vibrant acidity provide an enduring and refreshing finish. Sourced from The Mound Vineyard in the Waipara Valley.
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR
Pale yellow.
NOSE
Fresh cut apple, green melon with a touch of honey and fresh ginger.
PALATE
This wine is rich and mouth filling on the first sip but then the lovely crisp acidity steps in. Persistent and refreshing.
SERVE
Lightly chilled.
PEAK DRINKING
This wine will develop with patience and time. 2012-2015
SUGGESTED FOOD MATCH
WINE ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL VOLUME
13.0
ACIDITY
7.55
RESIDUAL SUGAR
16.7
WINE BACKGROUND
VINTAGE REGION
The Mound Vineyard, Waipara Valley
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
The bud break was late September early October followed by a settled and warm spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early flower set, the earlist on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool. Through the growing season we had 230mm of rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees.
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Riesling
MATURATION
The juice was naturally cold settled and racked before fermentation with a selection of yeast strains at cool temperatures (12-15 degrees celsius) for approximately three weeks. The wine was then chilled, racked and sulphured with minimal less contact prior to blending.
ACCOLADES
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