{"product_id":"framingham-f-series-marlborough-kabinett-riesling-2025","title":"Framingham F Series Marlborough Kabinett Riesling 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eInitially reticent, with air, this opens to reveal very delicate perfumed citrus oil and apple blossom with sweet linden over a cool oyster shell minerality. The palate is incredibly light-weight, almost ethereal, the sweet fennel, spearmint and green apple flavours floating above the lightly chalky palate. While possessing sweetness, this is well-hidden by the very fine, long acidity, finishing almost off-dry rather than sweet. This delicate, Kabinett-style Riesling can be enjoyed over a broad window as it gains honeyed complexity and toasty development in bottle\" Stephen Wong, Master of Wine, The Real Review, Dec 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scale_-_Med-dry_Med-sweet\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/Scale_-_Med-dry_Med-sweet.png?v=1773371423\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very dry Winter lead into an unsettled Spring with some late frost events.  The vines responded by growing with less vigour than usual until early Summer, which provided excellent conditions for vegetative growth.  The weather during flowering was variable causing reduced crop-levels for some varieties in some locations, although Riesling seemed to avoid the worst of this and produced yields in line with target.  The dry Summer really started to become evident in January with prudent irrigation becoming crucial to maintain vine health.  The weather in February continued to be hot and dry.  Come Harvest the temperature had dropped significantly and the rain stayed away, creating perfect conditions for fruit ripening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe parcels of fruit used in this wine were selectively handpicked from our middle back Riesling blocks on the home estate.  Fruit was picked on taste, aiming for a ripe meyer lemon profile on the vine.  After minimal settling, juices were fermented at ambient temperatures with a combination of wild and cultured yeast that were halted when we felt a balance was reached.  The wine was the blended and sent to bottling in early September 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Framingham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856052781373,"sku":"770969","price":239.94,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/FraminghamFSeriesMarlboroughKabinettRieslingNV.jpg?v=1782443284","url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarket.co.nz\/products\/framingham-f-series-marlborough-kabinett-riesling-2025","provider":"Black Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}