Grüner Veltliner 2022

$29.00

Intensely golden-yellow in colour, the nose is an elegant combination of dried apricot and tropical fruit, followed by a hint of chestnuts. The pallet additionally offers flavours of toffee, vanilla and juniper berry, with typical Grüner peppery notes coming through. It is a well-structured, dry wine with balanced acidity, best enjoyed with a fried chicken salad or a hearty “Goulash”.

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This wine is from our BioGro certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic estate vineyard located in the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago. The vineyard was planted in 1998 with the exception of our Gruner Veltliner which was planted in 2008. The soils on the beautiful north facing slope are Waenga fine sandy loam and Letts steepland soil with an elevation of 217 - 264 metres, on 44.55° south.
The 2022 growing season and the subsequent harvest was defined by frequent and timely rain and a warm dry ripening period. This combination of nature’s irrigation from October through December left the vines quite happy with prolonged flowering and good fruit set. The superb ripening weather that followed from January through the end of April really delivered quality fruit.
Hand-picked on the 8th April. Whole bunch pressed, free run juice only. Natural fermentation and aged on yeast lees for 9 months during which full malolactic fermentation occurred. Bottled on the 21st February 2023.
pH: 3.16
Total Acidity: 5.1
Alcohol: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Residual Sugar: 1.31 g/l

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