Matawhero Single Vineyard Gisborne Gewürztraminer 2022

Description

• Off-dry style
• Lychee 
• Ginger
• Clean 

"Youthfully charming and enticing with pineapple, lychee, rose petal and citrus peel characters, it's concentrated and richly textured in the mouth, delivering ripe fruit intensity with beautifully pitched acidity, finishing persistent and delicious. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2022

Pale straw with hints of gold. Aromas of exotic rose petal, lychee and nashi pear notes. Clean fruit-driven style, rich and full with nashi pear, lychee, Turkish delight, spice and ginger notes. A broad wine that persists well.

These grapes were sourced from the Matawhero Vineyard in the Riverpoint appellation, the first vineyard in New Zealand to plant Gewürztraminer. The clone planted are Entav 47 and the silt loams over clay soils provide ideal growing conditions for Gewürztraminer. Vertical shoot positioned vines were bunch thinned and leaf plucked to ensure an open canopy and a balanced crop load. This ensured full ripeness and intense flavours.

The harvest decisions at Matawhero are made after the winemaker and viticulturalist concur that the grapes are flavour ready. The grapes were harvested in two parcels. The first pick is to maximise the natural acidity in the wine and the second to develop flavour and aromas. They were transported quickly to the winery and then crushed to the press and fermented separately using an aroma enhancing yeast to maintain these vibrant characters in the final wine. To develop further characters the wine parcels were aged sur lies and then prior to bottling the two parcels were blended and gently fined together.

Food Pairing: Enjoy with Asian cuisine, blue cheese and fruit desserts.