Groote Post Riesling 2015 - SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Lukas Wentzel
Main Variety - Weisser Riesling
Alcohol - 12.5 %vol
pH - 3.12
RS - 17.9 g/l
Total Acid - 7.8 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - White
Style - Semi Sweet


Accolades

2016 Veritas Awards - Bronze
2015 Gold Wine Awards - Gold
2015 Platter's South African Wine Guide - 4 stars
2015 Michelangelo International Wine Awards - Gold

Tasting Notes

This wine displays beautiful rose petal, grapefruit and pineapple fragrances on the nose and ginger and spice abound on the palate. The wine has a long , lingering mid palate with gener-ous acidity carrying the wine through to the end.

Blend Information

100% Weisser Riesling

In The Vineyard

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

About The Harvest

Riesling is in most years the target of botrytis rot, but this year it escaped the rot due to the early harvest. The grape berries were much smaller than normal because of the very dry rip-ening season. This contributed to a very healthy and concentrated vintage.
Yield: 7t/ha

In The Cellar

This was the first year in which the Riesling grapes were pressed as whole bunches. This was done to achieve a more elegant and balanced wine. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks for 10 days and was stopped by cooling the must to 6° C. This resulted in a wine with a residual sugar of 17 grams per liter.


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