Paddy Borthwick Paper Road Wairarapa CPR 2022

Description

Dry, Lime, Pear

"CPR is a blend of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling delivering a bouquet and palate of satin textures and white fleshed fruits, citrus and peach. Flavours are persistent, aromatic, fresh, have a crunch and youthful energy. Acidity sets the backbone in place whilst the fruits flavours and gentle lees spices flesh out the breadth and complexity. Balanced, well made and ready to drink from 2023 through 2027+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jul 2023

CPR is Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling harvested from our home vineyard and blended to create this special aromatic wine with taste sensations of limes, peaches and pears. This wine shows balance, structure and intensity reflecting the integration of the three varieties.

Established in 1996, proudly family owned and managed, Borthwick Vineyard produces wines that are a direct reflection of the Gladstone region, New Zealand. Ancient stony, alluvial soils, a cool climate, sustainable practices and minimal intervention in the vineyard and winery, mean our wines display distinctive single vineyard characteristics.

The vineyard has been planted progressively; the Chardonnay and Pinot Gris and Riesling vines are now ages between 9 to17 years old and are a mix of clones. The younger vines are on lighter soils and tend to give us very tropical aromas and softer acidity, whilst the older plantings give us good palate length, structure, and fruit sweetness.

The growing season for the 2022 vintage saw an early budburst with high growing degree days resulting in the earliest harvest ever. 2022 provided some challenging growing conditions but good vineyard and canopy management produced clean ripe fruit at harvest time.

The harvested fruit was picked at three different times and gently pressed over an extended period to allow slight skin contact. Settled and inoculated in tank with a variety of yeasts for a long slow cool fermentation to retain vibrant aromas. The wine was stirred and blended after 5 months on lees.