Single Vineyard The Gravels Vineyard Late Harvest Riesling 2018

The Rapaura Springs 2018 Late Harvest Riesling shows aromas of range blossom and elderflowers with candied citrus peel, honeysuckle and ginger spice. Fresh acidity and lime pith flavours are complimented with spice and florals with an orange marmalade finish

Accolades

New Release

The Gravel Vineyard

The Gravel Lane vineyard is located just off New Renwick Road in the Burleigh area of Blenheim. Being classed as Renwick soils, they are shallow and stony without good water retaining abilities. Due to the proximity to the Southern Valleys, the site enjoys cooler nighttime temperatures

Viticulture & Winemaking

The 2018 growing season was not without some challenges. December enjoyed perfect flowering conditions, January was one of the warmest on record, February delivered some rain and March was characterised by extended dry periods and high sunshine hours. Fruit for this was hand selected and harvested into bins. Fruit was then gently crushed and soaked and crushed again to extract the precious juice and sugar from the dehydrated berries. Juice was then cold settled and racked into old oak barrels, where it was inoculated with a strong yeast culture and fermented to a point, we felt the wine was in balance

Tasting Notes

2018