2009 Limited Edition Dry Riesling 

Bursting with flavours of fresh lime, waxy lemon and honeysuckle.  Fine, balanced, refreshing,  Bronze Medal Winner Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Challenge.

The editor of UK's top industry mag, The Drinks Business, says (amongst a blind tasting of 75 top Rieslings of the world - including 21 NZ Rieslings);  "...from the New World, Little Beauty was notably good...".  And the guys at Foodepedia say "...an excellent wine to drink on it's own..."

This wine is currently being presented at 2* Michelin Restaurant, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Scotland.

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MY CREDENTIALS

Dry Riesling

Vintage: 2009.  Limited Edition.
Colour: Pale rim graduating to a pale lemon core.
Aroma: Could be described as enticing; you'll discover honey-suckle, beeswax and lemon zest intermingled with lemon blossom and grapefruit.
Palate: The palate can be described as fine with a zesty citrus tang.  Reminiscent of Mum's home-made lemonade combined with subtle ginger characters.  Time in the glass reveals obvious minerality.

VITICULTURE

Terroir: Soil: Stony, free draining, fine clay silt loams.
2009 Sunshine Hours: 2479 (at parity with long term average).
2009 Growing Degree Days: 1278 (slightly down on long term average).
2009 Regional Rainfall: 610 (slightly down on long term average).

Canopy Management Regime: Vertical Shoot Positioning, North-South Facing rows.
Harvest Method: Machine harvested.
Harvest Date: 03rd April.

OENOLOGY

Fermentation: Extremely low free run cut: 379 litres per tonne.  Ferment initiated with refined yeast Siha 7.  Cool fementation in stainless steel tanks to accentuate delicate aromas and flavours.
Residual Sugar: 6.7 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Titratable Acid: 7.4 g/l
pH: 3.04