Riesling Block 1 2018

Felton Road, tasting note (feltonroad.com – produktside feltonroad.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2018 Felton Road Riesling Block 1 – område: Bannockburn (Central Otago); drue: Riesling; alkohol 9%. Enkeltmark ifølge arket: The Elms Block 1 (The Elms vineyard). Producentens noter (engelsk): Tasting note: Distinct floral notes lead the way in this exotically perfumed and deeply flavoured wine. Ripe apricot makes its usual appearance and integrates with the florals and talc-like sensation to give great lift and drive. The residual sugar is almost imperceptible as the unique balance of flavour, acidity and low alcohol (9.0%) all combine to provide a unity that seems so effortless. The finish never seems to end. Vineyard & viticulture: Felton Road farms four properties totaling 32 ha in the Bannockburn sub-region of Central Otago. Block 1 is a north facing slope immediately west of Block 3 on The Elms vineyard. It consists of the same Waenga soils (deep silt loams) as Block 3 and starkly contrasts the schist gravel soils of our Riesling in Blocks 2 and 4. 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 1 was carefully hand-picked followed by whole bunch pressing. The juice was settled for 7 days followed by a 2 week fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The fermentation was stopped by chilling to balance the high natural acidity with residual sweetness of 56g/L, resulting in the low alcohol of 9.0%. The wine rested on fine lees with minimal processing before bottling in earlySeptember to highlight the delicate Riesling characters.