Riesling 2010
Released on: April 15, 2011
Colour: Light straw.
Bouquet: Fresh lime and apple blossom.
Palate: Abundant citrus and structured acid.
Food Pairings: Best with strongly flavoured foods such as Thai or Chinese. Also pairs perfectly with road turkey.
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Harvest Notes
On the Blasted Church estate vineyard there are five rows of Riesling tucked in between the Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. We harvested the Riesling on October 22nd. The growing season of 2010 was somewhat difficult as the grapes required a longer time to ripen and hence the fruit was picked later than in previous years. The grapes were picked to retain the natural high acidity and to show off flavours of citrus/apple.
Winemaking
The fruit was sorted whole cluster and whole berry before being pressed off. Post pressing, the juice was allowed to cold settle before racking, warming and inoculating. It then underwent an extremely cold fermentation. This method of fermenting the wine was used to preserve the aromas and to enhance the fruit characteristics of the Riesling. The wine was then cold and protein stabilized before bottling in March.
Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2009
Highly Recommended - OWFS Spring 2004
Bronze - All Canadian Wine Championships 2010
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2010
Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2004
