Riesling
Marlborough
Cowslip Valley Vineyard - Waihopai Valley
Firm and semi firm cheeses, dried fruit and nuts.
0-5 years
The most botrytised bunches were hand selected on the 8th of June. The grapes were gently whole bunch pressed. 16% was fermented in lightly toasted new and older French oak barriques with the remaining fermented at cooler temperatures in tank. After 6 months the wine was assembled and bottled.
Alc: 12.5%
TA: 6.1g/L
pH: 3.55
RS: 51g/L
Tropical fruit, apricot marmalade and honeyed flavours with good depth
Cowslip Valley Vineyard - Waihopai Valley
2017
GOLD MEDAL – China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019
91 POINTS – Cameron Douglas MS, The Shout, June 2018
“Fragrant, floral and variteal with sweet rose, honey and poached stone fruit scents. Juicy, fleshy, fruity and sweet. Flavours of honey poached fruits, pineapple and sweet red aple. Contrasting acidity and very silky texture. A lovely example. ”
91 POINTS
-Cameron Douglas MS, The Shout, June 2018
