Seifried Nelson Riesling 2012 - Cellar Release

Pure Gold - Romeo Bragato Wine Awards 2014
NZ Gold - Spiegelau International Wine Competition 2012
Gold - Spiegelau International Wine Competition 2014
Silver - International Wine & Spirits Competition 2012, UK
UK Silver - Romeo Bragato Wine Awards 2012, NZ

Vineyard: Seifried Brightwater and Redwood Valley vineyards
Sugar at Harvest: 22.0°Brix
Date of Harvest: Late April & Early May 2012
pH of Wine: 3.01
T.A of Wine: 7.8g/L
Residual Sugar of Wine: 13.5g/L

The Brightwater vineyard vines are grown in an extremely stony area of the vineyard, where water and nutrient levels are low. This helps us to restrict plant vigour and to crop at low levels. To further enhance the aromatics, leaves were removed to allow light penetration and air movement around the fruiting zone.

The unirrigated Redwood Valley vineyard is situated on a gently sloping, north-facing clay site; the vines range in age from 10 to 30 years. Vertical shoot positioning helps to expose the berries to sunlight, thus getting maximum intensity and optimal ripeness.

The 2012 Seifried Riesling is a blend from both our Brightwater vineyard and our Redwood Valley vineyard. The Brightwater fruit delivers powerful varietal floral characters and a real fruit purity, while the Redwood Valley fruit brings more textural components to the palate. In this vintage, the combination of the two vineyard parcels gives a greater wine than a single site alone.

Delicate fruit flavours and aromas were retained from the vineyard using careful canopy management. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness in good condition. Fruit was de-stemmed and pressed immediately after harvest and a cool fermentation was initiated in stainless steel tanks to retain the clean aromatic fruit characters. The wine was then blended, stabilised and bottled in late June 2012.