Villa Maria Private Bin Riesling 2022

Bright lifted aromas reminiscent of spring, floral perfume, fresh lemon and limes jump out of the glass. The palate is light and crisp showing juicy apricot and mandarin flavours with a hint of ginger spice. This Private Bin Riesling is an off-dry style displaying excellent fruit sweetness balanced with zesty sherbet-like acidity on the finish.

Wairau and Awatere Valley sub-region.

The Marlborough growing season started off well with very little frost pressure during spring. Flowering went without a glitch, due healthy soil moisture levels the canopies looked lush and vibrant. The start of 2022 summer was slightly colder; February was below the long-term average in temperature however the weather settled with a slightly damp autumn.

Our Riesling vineyards are from diverse areas within Marlborough, from the upper Waihopai Valley clays soils, to the river terraces in mid-Wairau valley as well as river terraces in the cooler Awatere Valley, this provides us with bright citrus lemon & lime flavours with zippy acidity, this wine can be enjoyed whilst youthful or with several years of bottle aging to develop softer honeyed notes.

Cool ferment in stainless steel to preserve the fresh fruit characters and zippy acidity.