Fragrant and inviting on the nose. Characteristic aromas of orange blossom and lime, with flavours of white peach and pure minerality on the palate. Well balanced and pretty, with a long finish. Will reward cellaring.
FOOD PAIRING
Enjoy as an aperitif or with salads, chicken and mildly spicy dishes.
Sutherland Riesling 2016 (6/case) (R89/BOTTLE)
Off – dry and fragrant, with orange blossom, apricots and lime characteristics.
Fragrant and inviting on the nose.
Characteristic aromas of orange blossom and lime, with flavours of white peach and pure minerality on the palate.
MATURATION
Potential to develop beautifully over the next 10 years.
FOOD PAIRING
Enjoy as an aperitif or with salads, chicken and mildly spicy dishes.
VITICULTURAL PRACTICES
Varietal: Riesling
Root stock: Mgt 101-14
Soil type: Tukulu
Age of vines: Planted August 2004
Plant density: 2.7m x 1.6m
Trellising: 7 Wire Perold, with moveable foliage wires
Pruning: Spur pruning
Yield: 11.0 t/ha
Irrigation: Drip
Vintage: The earliest recorded harvest in Sutherland history! Cool summer days with very little rain, resulting in ideal growing conditions for grapes.
Picking date: 17 February 2015
Grape sugar: 22.00 °B
Acidity: 7.69 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.17
WINEMAKING PRACTICES
Yeasts WE14
Fermentation temp 14 °C
Method De-stalk, crush to press, cold settling followed by fermentation in tank.
WINE DETAILS
Residual sugar 6.2 g/l
pH 3.15
Total acid 6.6 g/l
Alcohol 12.9%
Maturation: Drink now through 2018
WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS:
Fragrant and inviting on the nose. Characteristic aromas of orange blossom and lime, with flavours of white peach and pure minerality on the palate. Well balanced and pretty, with a long finish. Will reward cellaring.