Albariño 2023

Newton Johnson, fact sheet (newtonjohnson.com – linket fra newtonjohnson.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2023 Newton Johnson Albariño – område: Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley; 100% Albariño; alkohol 13.6%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Location & climate: These three vineyards lie on north and south facing slopes at altitudes of 250-300m, in the porphyritic Granite soils of the Upper Hemel -en-Aarde Valley. This appellation ranges from 4 to 8 km in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The climate is cool and temperate, where parallel mountain ranges channel the southerly oceangoing winds through the appellation dur ing the summer. These southerly winds in turn create regular sea mists and overcast conditions, moderating the temperatures in the valley. The annual rainfall is 850mm, with 50% falling in the winter months (May – August). Vintage: Growing Season & Harvesting The growing season was preceded by a fairly marginal Winter for vine dormancy. June saw some good rainfall throughout, followed by drier and mild periods in July that presumably caused some uneven budding in the Chardonnay. A colder August retained the dor mancy in the vineyards to a timely budbreak in the 2 n d week of September. A drier, windy and quite cool Spring resulted in slow growth in the vine canopy until December when some heat and good rains brought a late flush of vegetal growth. A dry and warm Ja nuary hastened veraison with conditions looking idyllic, until the first rains arrived in early February as the first grapes arrived. Intermittent rain continued throughout February and March with rain every other day, making it exceedingly difficult to pi ck grapes and botrytis rot remained a constant threat. Had it not been for the favourable weather in January to bring the grapes and tannins to ripeness, the vintage could have been much worse. The three Albariño vineyards were harvested from 22 n d to 23 r d February. WEATHER DATA RESPECTIVE TO VINTAGE SEASONS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 DORMANCY / WINTER (June - August) Rain (mm) 325 202 348 277 235 Average Temperature (°C) 14,5 13,6 13,5 13,2 13,7 Accumulated Chilling Portions (Dynamic Model) 22 28 33 45 35 VEGETATIVE GROWTH (September - December) Rain (mm) 160 233 200 197 152 Average Temperature (°C) 17,1 16,8 15,9 15,7 16,6 Growing Degree Days units (°C) 915 884 790 765 874 RIPENING (January - February) Rain (mm) 150 99 46 20 92 Average Temperature (°C) 19,4 20 19,8 20,6 19,9 Total hours over 30°C 22 26 12 57 27 Growing Degree Days (°C) 617 637 614 663 616 Winemaking The grapes are handpicked and packed in to small, shallow crates to limit crushing of the bunches. […]