Gibbston Valley GV Collection Central Otago Riesling 2019

Description

Dry, Floral, Lemon

"The GV team are stoked to be the winners of the Organic Winery of the Year. We are proud to be carrying the baton for Central Otago; an area where so many wineries are dedicated to producing organic and biodynamic wine. Hats off to all the organic wine producers who continue to care about the way they go about producing a bottle of wine; It's the norm for us now; all our own vineyards are BioGro certified; our last lease vineyard will be fully certified by 2024. It’s a great show because it promotes wines from producers who care about the way they produce wine, their land and their environment. Thank you to the many people who work hard during this rime; and continue to look, listen and observe"

A luminous pale gold with vibrant green flashes. Very intense citrus and floral notes define the nose. Crisp, pure flavours energise the palate. A fine edged citrusy succulance propels the wine though into its fine, lingering finish.

Drawn from premium Bendigo, Pisa and Gibbston vineyards, GV Collection wines are classically sculpted, pure expressions of Central Otago.

A very high quality vintage, in spite of a severe October frost. Warm spring and summer conditions gave even bunch weights and moderate yields. Benign conditions continued through to picking, with sufficient rainfall to keep vines healthy. Fruit at harvest was in beautiful conditon.

We pick Riesling relatively early in order to preserve its citrusy, mineral core. It has a simple winery regime: following whole bunch pressing, pressings are treated oxidatively, fined, then blended back with the free run. The wine is cool fermented, then bottled.