WOOLLASTON MAHANA RIESLING 2010

A floral nose with honeysuckle fragrance and citrus notes leading to rose petals, ripe apricots, honey comb and a hint of elderflower on the palate. The late harvest sweetness is balanced by refined acidity leading to a smooth velvety finish.

Technical Information

The grapes were given an extended hang time to get maximum ripeness and the opportunity to make a later harvest wine. The grapes were hand harvested and sorted to give us the best fruit. A long slow process gentle press cycle was used. Long slow wild ferment and fermented at controlled cool temperatures to conserve the fruit aromas. Extended post ferment lees contact to add texture to the wine.
PH: 3.2
TA: 8g/l
RS: 45g/l
Alc: 10.5%

VITICULTURE
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 later in the season. Both the vineyard and winery are in conversion to becoming Bio-Gro organic certified.

Awards & Reviews

Bob Campbell - Gourmet Traveller 95 points
"Moderately sweet riesling with pure foral, mineral, lime and wild honey flavours. It is balanced by fine, fruity aciditythat develops an exquisite tension and helps drive a lingering finish."

Food & Wine

A prefect aperitif or dessert wine. A ccompaniment to blue cheese, or pear tarte tatin.