Hunter's Marlborough Riesling 2025

Description

Dry, Floral, Grapefruit

The wine shows characters of ripe citrus and grapefruit notes on the nose. Focused and balanced wine that finishes strong with floral and minerality characters that lingers on the palate. The palate is soft with a med-dry finish that lingers on. The wine displays excellent fruit purity together with fine texture and mouth-watering acidity that finishes linear and persistent. This wine is very approachable now however it has excellent cellaring potential.

The fruit for this wine was sourced from vineyards located in the Rapaura and Southern Valleys area of Marlborough, famed for its alluvial soils. The grapes were machine harvested and gently pressed with only the free run portion being used in the wine. The juice underwent fermentation in stainless steel tank before being blended and bottled.

At the start of the growing season conditions were warm, with sufficient rain events to ensure strong vine growth. December's temperatures were well above average, leading to early flowering and excellent fruit-set. January turned cold, slowing the ripening of the fruit. Fortunately, February, March and April saw a return to warmer weather with little rain, helping the ample yields reach peak ripeness optimum condition.