Lothian, Riesling, 2015

Beskrivelse

The wine’s appearance is clear, bright with a pale-yellow gold colour.

Duens enestående evne til at kombinere koncentration og fylde med dybde og finesse er berømt verden over, ikke mindst på grund af de sublime resultater. Den flotte Riesling fra Lothian kendetegnes ved en intens bouquet af ung frugt og et lille hint af mineraler.

Smagen er intens og rig på moden bærsødme, perfekt afbalanceret med en behagelig friskhed. En perfekt harmonisk vin med nerve og kompleksitet, og så endda til den helt, helt rigtige pris.

Smagen er ligeledes begavet med intensitet og den besidder desuden en liflig, sprød syre, som gør helhedsindtrykket harmonisk og meget appetitvækkende.

The nose is subtle. It hints at pine needles, Cape gooseberry, wet fynbos, and has a light flintiness of river rocks struck a glancing blow. The entry shows a taut acidity emphasized by the wine’s dryness. At first it is one of light-yellow citrus, lemon and grapefruit but moves gradually to the crisp notes of a granny smith apple. The acidity, it’s depth and rhubarb-like tartness, gives the wine long length and helps maintain a tension right up to a very clean finish. Grapes were picked in the early morning of the 5th April 2017. Picking decision was influenced by the flavour development in the grapes. The grapes were handpicked into small lug boxes, delivered to the cellar the next morning. The crates were emptied into the pneumatic press for whole bunch pressing. Juice was handled reductively and inoculated with Alchemy II yeast. Fermentation took 3 weeks at temperatures between 12ºC and 14ºC. The wine was racked off its gross lees and left for about 4 months on its fine lees with stirring when needed. The wine was then racked, stabilized with bentonite, crossflow-filtered and bottled.

Accolades

• Veritas Wine Awards 2014
• Michelangelo CCL Label International Wine Awards