Groote Post Riesling 2018

This wine display beautiful peach, grapefruit and pineapple fragrances on the nose and ginger and spice abound on the palate. The wine has a long , lingering mid palate with generous acidity carrying the wine through to the end.

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variety : Weisser Riesling [ 100% Weisser Riesling ]

winery : Groote Post Vineyards

winemaker : Lukas Wentzel

wine of origin : Darling

analysis : alc : 12.12 % vol rs : 8.7 g/l pH : 3.20 ta : 6.7 g/l

type : White style : Semi Sweet taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

2018 Platter's South African Wine Guide - 4 stars
2017 Vitis Vinifera - Gold
2017 Veritas Awards - Bronze
2018 Tim Atkin Master of Wine - Medals of excellence - 93

in the vineyard : Vines planted: 2007
Soil: Hutton
Irrigation: Supplementary
Trellising: 7 wire extended moveable perold
Elevation: 250m

about the harvest: The summer was a challenging one with high temperatures and dry conditions. We left more leaf in the canopy to protect the grapes and gave supplementary irrigation to help the ripening. We were able to harvest at optimal ripeness maintaining fruit and acidity.

Yield: 7t/ha

in the cellar : The grapes were destemmed and only the free-run juice was used. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks for 14 days where after fermentation was stopped by cooling the juice to 6˚C. The wine spent 2 months on the lees.

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