Dry Riesling 2007

Vintage

Isabel Wines

Tasting Note

A sublte, fine and delicate wine – yet very aromatic and perfumed; distinctively fruity and bright citrus aromas. The palate offers a combination of fresh lemon blossom, peach, apricot and ripe pears. All this follows with a touch of honey and hints of nougat – adding balance, complexity and great mouth feel. Isabel Rieslings are renowned for their dry and crisp finish matched by richness of texture…with a dash of ‘lime margarita’!

The ’07 is a wine of many layers with serious age-worthiness…but for those of us who can’t wait, a perfect pairing now with spicy Thai or Indian cuisine.

Accolades

“Stylish Marlborough Riesling with good weight and concentration. Nicely balanced and all the better for spending a year in the bottle although the citrus and mineral flavours are still fresh and pristine.”
Bob Campbell, MW, www.bobswinereviews.com

“This is an irresistible wine, even for non-Riesling drinkers out there. It’s fine, pure and delicate on the nose displaying grapefruit, floral and chalky mineral characters. The palate is concentrated and finely textured with a beautifully flowing mouthfeel and bright acidity. It’s dry but certainly not acidic or bitter. The wine is beautifully harmonised and just starting to show a touch of toasty flavours. At its best: now to 2012. Dec 2009.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Isabel Vineyard Riesling Grapes

Further Vintage Reports & Tasting notes

Vineyard
Isabel Estate Block 1, Rows 1- 35 McGinley

Variety
Riesling Clones: Opou, Siefried, GM 239

Harvest Date
13th – 21st April 2007

Bottling Date
24th October 2007

The Riesling crop was abundant this season, allowing for careful fruit selection during the thinning process. Rainfall durning verasion of this delicate varietal can be detrimental but this year the weather behaved impeccable, not even a sniff! Fruit ripened ideally with beautiful concentration of classic flavours.

We experimented a little with vine canopy management and allowed a little extra sun exposure – berry skins achieved a suble ‘tan’ which contributed to an apparent and interesting spicy character. Harvest commenced at night and fruit was brought to the winery within minutes ensuring freshness was retained.

- Mike Newman

Our Riesling fruit impressed this year. Upon de-stemming the fruit released an exuberant array of flavours – spicy, floral and perfumed. Cool maceration followed for three days to ensure all flavours were retained and multitude of aromas were ‘capture’ by means of skin contact.

Cold fermentation was utilised to retain freshness and vibrancy – as well as lime and spicy characters. Juice spent three weeks time on the lees, for added palate weight, complexity and lifted aromatics. Wine was fermented dry, as usual, allowing the entire varietal ‘personality’ to be showcased.

- Patricia Miranda

Harvest Analysis
Brix: 20
pH: 3.2
TA: 7.5g/l

Wine Analysis
12.5% alcohol
6.5g/l Titratable acidity
4g/l residual sugar