Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Marlborough Riesling 2021

Description

Apple, Dry, Floral

Handcrafted crisp and vibrant dry-style Riesling harvested from the Puketapu block. Lively and fruit-forward, with complexity built from bottle age. Aromas of citrus zest, green apple and hints of spring florals. Mouth-filling apple, lemon, lime and white peach on the palate. Abundant natural acidity and mineral notes with hints of beeswax and sweet lime marmalade from careful bottle aging prior to release.

We are tangata whenua – people of the land. We are intrinsically connected to our whenua that we protect, nurture and love.

Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand. Puketapu Block. Planted 2002. 2.89ha.  Dashwood shallow silt loam. Sustainably grown grapes using organic practices. Unsettled weather over flowering resulting in extremely low yields in the Riesling block. Perfectly dry and warm conditions over the following summer resulted in pristine fruit with bright acidity and bold, concentrated fruit flavours. Ideal harvest conditions with warm days and cool clear nights led to an early harvest, with grapes picked on the 1st April 2021.

Single parcel of grapes harvested in the early morning when the fruit is cool. Clear free-run pressed juice was transferred directly to stainless steel tanks. Fermented with a specialist Riesling yeast at cool temperatures to capture aromatics and freshness. The wine was racked off yeast lees and left in tank allowing flavour compounds to develop and integrate. Bottled July 2021. 4950 bottles produced.