Hunter's Riesling 2023

The wine shows grapefruit and floral notes, with tropical characters that dominate the nose. Well fruit-balanced wine that finishes strong with juicy flavours and minerality that lingers on the palate. The palate is soft but focused with a med-dry finish that lingers on with fresh vibrant characters. The wine displays excellent fruit purity together with fine texture and mouth-watering acidity finishes linear and persistent. This wine is very approachable now however it will reward cellaring for the next 10 years.

After consecutive drought years the 2022 growing season started with some wet weather that carried on until late spring. Excellent fruit-set early December resulted in crop levels bigger than average. Ripe flavours at low sugar levels allowed us to pick early to retain the natural acidity in the juice compared to previous years. In what will ultimately go down as a ‘challenging’ vintage, unwavering vineyard preparation delivered excellent fruit condition and flavour concentration.

The fruit for this wine was sourced from a single vineyard in the Rapaura area of Marlborough, famed for its alluvial soils. The grapes were machine harvested and gently pressed with only the free run portion being used in the wine. The juice underwent fermentation in stainless steel tank.