Babich Riesling 2004

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Winery:

Babich

Varietal:

Riesling

Region:

New Zealand > Marlborough

Type:

White Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

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User Tags:  floral, fruit, style, pome, wild, mediterranean and subtropical fruits, agreeable, (tree) fruit, citrus, perfect 

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What to Expect

Riesling is a chameleon of a grape, able to produce world class wines that range from bone dry to unctuously sweet. Germany is most closely associated with Riesling, where all styles are made and the range of flavors runs the gamut from steely and crisp with crunchy mineral-driven flavors to fresh lime, apple and peach flavored expressions - even rich honied, candied fruit tones in the great dessert wines.

Winemakers Notes

The warm sunny days and cool night of the Marlborough Region are ideally suited to ripening the Riesling grape. The 2004 season was long and late producing exquisitely flavoured, low yielding grapes.

Region:
Marlborough

Winemaker:
Adam Hazeldine

Recommended Food:
Nice on its own or try it with Chinese style stir-fried chicken or sweet-and-sour pork.

Recommended Cellaring:
0-4 years

Production Notes:
Grapes were harvested on the 6th of May at 21.2 Brix. The juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks read more...to retain aromatic varietal character, with various yeasts and at various temperatures. The ferments were stopped before completion to retain a level of natural sweetness. The young wine was left on its yeast lees until blending.

Tasting Notes:
The nose is greeted by a delicate, yet not shy, floral scent of orange blossom with hints of lime. The medium weighted palate is sweet fruited and juicy with apple/citrus flavours predominating over wild floral notes. An agreeable minerality lingers on the dry finish. This is an elegant and stylish wine with perfect balance.    (hide)

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