Envoy Riesling 2008

Tasting Notes

Envoy Riesling 2008 - Paul Bourgeois

The top terrace site known as 'D Block' is superbly suited to the Germanic clones of Riesling GM110 and GM239 which best express this site and climate. The topsoil clay content combined with the free draining substrate reduces vine vigour and allows small berries on balanced vines to develop fully over the entire season.

Country

New Zealand

Region

Marlborough

Vineyards

Johnson Estate

Block

D Block

Variety

Riesling

Harvest Date

14 April 2008

Brix at Harvest

22.7 °Brix

Viticulturalist

Adam McCone

Soils

Shallow, silty loam over a subsoil of alluvial gravels. Various underlying clay pans. Complex soil profiles.

Winemakers

Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman

Winemaking

Grapes were hand selected and harvested from our original plantings of Riesling. After whole bunch pressing, the free-run juice was fermented partially in oak, and aged on light lees for two months before bottling.

Colour

Pale lemon

Bouquet

Vibrant lime, lemon and green apple with a pleasant hint of wet river stones.

Palate

The sugar/acid balance is in the "Spatlese" style, with refreshing juicy fruit characters. Beeswax and lanoline linger in the background and the high extract leaves a faint impression of salt.

Release Date

December 2009

Cellaring

5+ years

Analysis

Residual Sugar:

79 g/L

pH:

2.78

TA:

7.9 g/L

Alcohol: