2022 Pooley Butchers Hill Cane Cut Riesling Half Bottle 375ml, Coal River Valley

The second sweet Riesling to be made from the Butchers Hill vineyard at Richmond, adjacent to the cellar door. The fruit was handpicked in the early hours of the morning. Whole bunch pressed with juice then returned over skins and soaked for 24 hours. This process was repeated again for a total of three pressing cycles and skin soak to extract more sugar. An inoculated ferment (TXL strain). 6 months maturation on fine lees in stainless steel prior to bottling.. Finished at 9.0% alc with 143 g/l residual and 9.2 TA with PH of 3.10 just 368 dozen 375ml bottles produced.

'Aromas of apricot nectar, manuka honey, poached pear, and lime blossom on the nose, with candied peach, canelé pastry, and lemon meringue following on the palate. A lovely balance of residual sugar and acid keeps things luscious, but not cloying, with superb length on the finish.' 

Anna Pooley Winemaker