Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Gruner Veltliner 2020
New Zealand, Awatere Valley
Description
Bouquet: Shows lifted notes of stone fruit, honey and freshly ground white pepper.
Palate: The palate is rich and multi-layered with notes of pepper and spice, which integrates well with fine mineral acidity.
Food Match: Extremely versatile especially with Asian cuisine, seafood, chicken and pork.
Dietary Information: This wine is suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.
Awards
Silver Decanter Medal
Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC)
Silver International Wine Challenge (IWC)
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
Vineyard
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. Our parcel of Grüner Veltliner is located on a sheltered north facing slope, on our Seaview vineyard. The soil is predominantly windblown loess.
Vinification
The 2019 growing season in Marlborough was a hot and dry one. We received small amounts of rain around the end of December, but then no further until late February. These rain events had very little impact on soil moisture levels, but helped to replenish our rivers, setting us up nicely to see us through to harvest. Vintage started in mid-March and it provided us with incredibly stable weather with fruit that was full of flavour, naturally balanced acidity and lovely weight.
Our Single Vineyard Grüner Veltliner was picked at optimal ripeness, resulting in a wine with intense varietal characters and an approachable, lingering palate.
The low cropping vines were harvested in excellent condition. The fruit was destemmed and pressed, where the free run juice was separated from the pressings into stainless steel tanks. The juice was then left on cold and settled for 72 hours, after which the clear juice was racked into a concrete egg, a seasoned 1000L French oak barrel, and a stainless steel tank for fermentation and added complexity. The portion fermented in concrete egg and the extended time on lees has created a complex mineral texture. Post fermentation the wine was blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.