Riesling 2005

Winemaker, Mike McRae's Comments:

An inviting refreshing wine - great with seafood and Asian style foods.

This cool climate Riesling with its delicate floral and citrus flavours has a touch of residual sugar giving balance to soft acidity with persistent length of flavour - A great vintage for Montara Riesling.

Suggested Foods:

Well suited to seafood, Asian style cuisine and foods spiced with ginger, lime or lemon.

Suggested Cellaring:

Enjoy now or cellar 2006 - 7

Viticulture:

In 2005, the fruit flavours developed late in the season resulting in higher alcoholic strength than in 2004. Yield and quality for Montara Riesling was very good with long slow ripening and dry weather conditions. The grapes were picked 13th April 2005.

Maturation:

Machine harvested in conjunction with Montara’s unique in-field crushing. Drained, cold settled for 48 hours then cold fermented with aromatic yeast. Stabilized and bottled with Stelvin Closure .

• 13.5% alcohol
• Estate Grown, Vintaged & Bottled