Vrede en Lust Early Mist Riesling 2018

The Riesling is an elegantly styled and fragrant wine with notes of honey and minerals followed by lingering citrus flavors.

The Early Mist Riesling will be the perfect match for hot and cold smoked salmon or smoked trout.

variety : Riesling [ 100% Riesling ]

winery : Vrede en Lust Estate

winemaker : Karlin Nel

wine of origin : Elgin

analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol rs : 5.6 g/l pH : 2.99 ta : 7.1 g/l

type : White style : Semi Sweet

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

AWARDS

Most recent accolades: 2017 EM Riesling, TerriorWine Awards 2018: Best Riesling, Winemag90 in 2018, Sommelier selection Wine list 2018.

ageing : Enjoy now or within 1 year from vintage.

A highly terroir expressive cultivar, this Riesling is produced in a typical German kabinett style with an off-dry residual sugar.
The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Vrede en Lust Elgin farm, Casey’s Ridge. Most Rieslings are consumed when they are young, showing the most aromatic characteristics.

in the vineyard : The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Vrede en Lust Elgin farm, Casey’s Ridge.

about the harvest: The grapes are hand picked at different sugar levels.

in the cellar : The grapes are hand picked at different sugar levels and transported to VredeenLust in 500 kg bins. The grapes are crushed, pressed. The juice are inoculated and fermentation monitored daily. Fermentation takes place at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation was stopped at the desired sugar levels, resulting in an elegant, off-dry style wine.

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