Villiera Rhine Riesling 1999

Due to ideal conditions prevailing in 1999 for a late harvested Rhine Riesling, we picked some of the fruit late with some botrytis influence. The result is a richn aromatic Rhine Riesling with exellent maturation potential. There is a richness on the nose with spicy and floral aromas. Made in a drier style than previous years.

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variety : Weisser Riesling [ Rhine Riesling ]

winery : Villiera Wines

winemaker : Jeff Grier

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol rs : 6.5 g/l pH : 3.2 ta : 6.1 g/l

type : White

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the cellar : Awards:
Villiera has had a history of successes with Rhine Riesling, consistently having scored 4 stars in the John Platter Wine Guide, going back as far as the 1983 guide.
Villieras 1984 Rhine Riesling was judged Best Wine on Show at the 1988 Gault et Millaud Paris Wine Olympiad.
It has also been selected repeatedly by various Wine Clubs and has been selected for SAA Gold Class.
1997 - Awarded a Veritas Gold.
1999 - Veritas Silver and selected for SAA Business Class

Locally it is labelled Rine Riesling". The prefix Rhine identifies it as a variety of German origin so as to avoid confusing it with Cape Riesling (which is Crouchen Blanc).

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