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Riesling/Gruner Veltliner, Burn Cottage 2021
Riesling/Gruner Veltliner, Burn Cottage 2021
SKU: SKU:NZ-BCV-03-21
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
• 68% Riesling & 32% Grüner Veltliner • The vineyard was picked in two passes: one clone of Grüner Veltliner and one clone of Riesling in each pass. • Grüner Veltliner: destemmed bunches, berries were then lightly foot crushed and grapes bathed in juice to benefit from 48-hour skin contact • Riesling: whole bunches were lightly foot crushed and grapes bathed in juice for 36 hours • First picking pass was pressed after 6 hours, while the second pass had 62 hours of skin contact • The varieties were then co-fermented • Fermented and aged in stainless steel barrels, neutral oak barriques, and sandstone Jar (Gruner Veltliner) for 11 months
