Saint Clair Godfreys Creek Noble Riesling 2023
New Zealand, Wairau Valley
Riesling
Description
Colour: Straw. Aroma: Deliciously complex with rich layers of honeycomb, dried apricot and fig. Palate: The luscious, opulent palate is layered with dried papaya and savoury ginger, with an intense and generous finish.
Certifications
Alcohol
11.5%
Analytical data
sweet/dessert
110.8 g/l residual sugar
8.2 g/l acidity
3.46 pH
Vinification
Saint Clair Godfrey’s Creek Noble Reserve Riesling is grown on John and Lynne Walsh’s vineyard in the heart of the Marlborough Valley. Carefully selected grape bunches were hung on the vine until late in the season to promote raisining and botrytis. The grapes were hand harvested, whole bunch pressed and tank fermented with a specially selected yeast strain. The fermentation was arrested at the point where the residual sugar perfectly balanced the natural acidity.
Was malolactic fermentation used: notSelected
Was high-solid fermentation used: notSelected
Bottling
Closure: Screw top