Dry Riesling 2018

Felton Road, tasting note (feltonroad.com – produktside feltonroad.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2018 Felton Road Dry Riesling – område: Bannockburn (Central Otago); drue: Riesling. Producentens noter (engelsk): Tasting note: Very pure and bright aromas that evoke botanicals: freshly sliced apple, hints of cucumber and a touch of mint. A Nashi pear flavoured palate is full bodied and seamlessly balanced with burnt citrus peel and cardamom; again highlighting the exotic fruit spectrum. The dry finish and acidity is perfectly balanced with the textural and enduring mouthfeel. Vineyard & viticulture: Felton Road farms four properties totaling 32 ha in the Bannockburn sub-region of Central Otago. Block 2 is an east facing gravel outwash fan situated on the Elms vineyard immediately to the north of Block 3. The soils are with very deep angular schist gravels with a thin loess covering. Meticulous summer management of a single vertical shoot positioned (VSP) canopy ensures even and early fruit maturity. Shoot thinning, shoot positioning, leaf plucking, bunch thinning and harvest are all carried out by hand to ensure optimum quality fruit. Cover crops are planted between rows to assist in vine balance and to improve soil health and general biodiversity. Vinification: Riesling from Block 2 of The Elms vineyard was hand-picked then carefully whole bunch pressed, settled for 3-5 days before racking, then followed by a long slow fermentation of 10 weeks with indigenous yeasts to almost complete dryness (4g/L RS). The wine rested on fine lees to build palate weight before bottling in early-September after minimal processing to preserve and highlight the delicate Riesling characters.