2019 Rippon Lolo's Block Riesling

A bright, cheery and complex Riesling highlighting the superb terroir of Central Otago and honouring a wine legend

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Like the Pinot Noir, the Rippon Lolo's Block Riesling was made to honour Lois Mills and her contribution to Rippon – and what a fitting tribute it is.

Fruit for the Riesling was pristine. After sorting it was gently crushed by foot, pressed, and settled overnight, retaining the fine lees. The fermentation began with wild yeasts and was completed after 24 days, with regular lees stirring.

The final wine is a symphony of aroma and flavour, perfectly reflecting the cool vineyard conditions and the considered winemaking. Ebullient notes of blossom, peach, citrus and zest are matched by superb acidity and an almost unctuous mouthfeel. This is a wine to savour and enjoy slowly, now or in the future.

Fruit Condition: Incredibly clean fruit with loads of 'pop'.

Handling: Picked by hand into small, 10kg cases allowing the fruit to arrive at the winery's sorting table intact. It is gently crushed by foot under cover of naturally harvested C 02, before being whole bunch pressed and run, by gravity, into a settling tank. 12 hours of settling is passed after which the juice is racked, retaining fine lees, into a holding tank.

Fermentation: The winery's resident yeast population (non-inoculated) started fermenting the juice which was then run into neutral barrels. The wine took 24 days to complete fermentation with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees C. During this time, the lees were stirred regularly.

Total time on primary lees: 8 months

Region: Central Otago, NZ
Blend: Riesling (100%)
ABV: 12.50%
Closure: 750ml
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Rippon

Rippon Vineyard is one of the most breathtaking sites in Central Otago.

For over a century the Mills family has farmed this small patch of earth on the banks of Lake Wanaka. Nick Mills is the fourth generation of his family to walk the rows on Rippon. He now farms the site according to biodynamic principles.

The Mills family and Rippon are intrinsically linked. There's a deep connection to the land which Nick translates into their superlative wines.

Pinot Noir, Gamay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer all excel at Rippon. The wines are made with patience and love.

In the wines of Rippon, you can sense everything that is transcendent about terroir-driven winemaking where the story of a place is told through the wines it produces.

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