Envoy Riesling 2006

Tasting Notes

Envoy Riesling 2006 - Ant Mackenzie

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

6 April 2006

Brix at Harvest

21.9 °Brix

Soils

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

Winemakers

Ant Mackenzie, Paul Bourgeois and Jayne Grigg

Winemaking

Grapes were hand selected and harvested form our original plantings of Riesling. They were then whole bunch pressed and tank fermented. At the desired balance the wine was chilled, settled and racked. The wine was aged for six months in tank prior to bottling, then bottle aged for another 14 months before release.

Colour

Pale green

Bouquet

Tightly wound composition of mineral, earth and toast

Palate

Full bodied yet still reasonably austere. The textural phenolic/acid profile suggests longevity.

Release Date

March 2008

Cellaring

5+ years

Analysis

Residual Sugar:

57 g/L

pH:

2.84

TA:

8.66 g/L

Alcohol:

9.0% v/v

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Accolades

New Release Envoy Riesling - 94 points! - Taste magazine, Mar 08, Mar 08

89 points - Envoy Riesling 2006 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Jun 08

5 STARS - 2006 Envoy Riesling - Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wines 2009, Nov 08

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