WAIPARA SPRINGS PREMO RIESLING 2006

VINTAGE NOTES

Harvest date: 23 & 24 April 2006
Brix:  22.5 & 23.4
Fermentation:  100% stainless steel
Alcohol:  10.5%
Titratable Acidity: 8.85 g/l
Residual Sugar: 29 g/l
pH:   3.12

Cellar Notes

Premo Riesling is made from specific parcels within our Riesling block that have the intensity and acid profile to create a Spatlese style Riesling.

The focus of the Premo Riesling is to create a sweet style of Riesling with botrytis influence that has the natural acidity to make a true table wine of elegance.

Harvested in two passes, 10% of the blend was a botrytis pick taking anything with noble rot to be foot stomped and soaked on skins for 72 hours before pressing and fermentation in old oak barrels. The remaining 90% was machine harvested at the appropriate level of acidity for a ‘spatlese’ style of wine (9.5g/L T.A). Both parcels were fermented separately and stopped naturally with chilling and sulphur dioxide when the desired balance of sugar and acid was achieved.

Tasting Notes

Aromatically infused with lemons, lime and ripe apricots with a hint of free sulphur and barrel spice, this Premo Riesling has botrytis influence with a supple texture of bees wax and spice with charred citrus rind flavours. Dominated with clean lemon zest and limes the 30 grams of residual sugar is perfectly balanced with racy acidity and a spritz of natural carbon dioxide, achieving layered complexity with a great acid backbone.

Awards

Gold Medal, 2007 International Aromatic Wine Competition
Silver Medal, 2007 Air New Zealand Wine Awards
4.5 Stars, Michael Cooper’s Guide to New Zealand Wine 2011

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