Nederburg
The Winemasters Reserve
An expression of Nederburg's proud legacy, these vintage is hard to get and a tempty melange of racy acidity on the palate, with floral crisp lemon and poineapple flavor's
An remarkable master piece not to be repeated!
Riesling 2009
Winemaker : Tariro Masayiti
Main Variety : Weisser Riesling
Alcohol : 12.67 %vol
pH : 2.87
RS : 8.0 g/l
Total Acid : 8.10 g/l
Yield : 8.5 ton/H
Appellation : Coastal
Characteristics
Type : White
Style : Off Dry
Taste : Fruity
Tasting notes
Colour: Clear with green tinges.
Bouquet: Floral and fruity with pineapple and lime aromas.
Palate: Crisp and fresh with hints of pineapple and lime flavours.
Blend information
100% Rhine Riesling
Food suggestions
Excellent served as a chilled aperitif or to accompany spicy or cream-based sauces, this is an extremely versatile and food-friendly wine.
In the vineyard
The grapes were sourced from vineyards in Paarl. The vines, situated some 80m to 150m above sea level and planted between 1977 and 1989, are grown in Clovelly soil. Grafted onto nematode-resistant rootstock Richter 99 and 101-14, some of the vines received supplementary irrigation from a micro-irrigation system while in other instances, fruit was grown under dryland conditions. Yields averaged around 8.5 tons per hectare.
About the harvest
The grapes were harvested by hand at 21.5° to 22.5° Balling in March.
In the cellar
The fruit was crushed and received up to 8 hours' skin contact to extract flavours. After clarification the juice was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 15° C for three weeks.