Yealands Estate Single Vineyard P.G.R 2017 (T)

Description

Brimming with concentrated notes of lychee and pear, underlying flavours of lime and mandarin and a touch of spice and ginger. The palate shows good fruit concentration,  and a wonderful balance between texture,  fruit weight and acidity,  with a bright citrus finish.

Marlborough  experienced  a  mild-to-cool  spring  period,  which  ensured  that  the  vines naturally  produced  lighter  than  average  yields.  These  mild  temperatures  then  extended into  the  summer  months,  coupled  with  an  unseasonal  period  of  rain,  which  ultimately alleviated the drought conditions we had experienced over the past two years.

Our Seaview Vineyard, in the Awatere Valley, is exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions  in  Marlborough;  high  sunshine  and  wind,  cool  nights  and  low  rainfall  which produces a smaller, thicker skinned berry with intense fruit flavours. The cool site regularly commences harvest up to one week later than other sub regions of Marlborough. All three aromatic  varieties  sit  on  sheltered,  north  facing  slopes.  The  soil  is  predominantly  wind 
blown loess. Three  aromatic  parcels;  Pinot  Gris,  Riesling  and  Gewürztraminer,  were  selected  and harvested  separately.    The  fruit  was  crushed,  de-stemmed  then  gently  pressed,  with the  free  run  juice  from  the  Riesling  and  Gewürztraminer  being  dropped  into  old  oak and the Pinot Gris portion going to a small stainless steel tank and older oak barrels for fermentation.  Post  fermentation,  the  wine  in  barrel  was  stirred  twice  weekly  to  build structure  and  texture.  Upon  achieving  a  finely  balanced  blend,  the  wine  was  stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Food Pairing: Beautifully matched with all Asian cuisine,  seafood,  chicken and pork dishes.