Toi Toi Waipara Late Harvest Dessert Wine 2019 (375ml)

Description

• Off-dry style
• Floral notes
• Rich honey & apricot
• Candied lemon

"Just ripe fruit made to be enjoyed late in a meal, with dessert, soft cheese or similar. Very clean, alive, fresh and very tasty anytime" Peter Saunders, May 2020

2019 has produced some exception grapes, and this Late Harvest Riesling dessert wine is one for the cellar! A classic late-harvest wine showing notes of floral aromas and flavours of rich honey, apricots and subtle tones of candied lemon.

Spring was cool and wet in North Canterbury, with a cool September followed by a wetter than average October. In November, the NIWA station at Waipara West recorded its second-highest rainfall since records began in 1973. After a wet start to the summer in December, a switch turned and the weather remained extremely hot and dry through January and most of February. Rainfall across North Canterbury was well below normal. February brought similarly warm, dry weather. Autumn opened with a warm March with temperatures in the low to mid 30’s. Further south, in March Christchurch had well above average temperatures. An amazing season has given consistency of ripening and no disease pressures. The best season we have experienced in at least 10 years.

Late-harvested wines are exactly what they sound like: wines made from grapes that are left on the vine until later in the harvest season, allowing them to get super-ripe and gain a lot of sugar. We use a natural process which concentrates the flavours, sugars and acidity and creates unique flavours such as ginger, orange essence and honey.

Food Pairing: Since "dessert" is in the name, we recommend serving this slightly chilled with some luscious lemon bars. The sweet and tart combo is sure to delight.