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ATAAHUA RIESLING 2018

Product Code: 5954
Country: New Zealand
Region: North Canterbury
Sub Region: Waipara
Style: White
Variety: Riesling
Producer: Ataahua Wines

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.0%
Grape: 100% Riesling

Original price was: $29.99.Current price is: $24.99.

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Winery notes (2018 Vintage)
"This Riesling was made from fruit grown on mature vines, in the limey clay loams of the Waipara Valley floor – our younger vines grow well on the lighter gravel soils. Harvest is generally late in the season when the Riesling fruit is ripe and clean as this is ideal for development of tangy ripe flavours, while retaining a crisp freshness. These grapes were harvested while cool, then given a long, slow press. The juice was settled, racked and cool fermentation in stainless steel followed. This has produced a full flavoured Riesling with fresh aromas of citrus, and crisp apple along with hints of ginger and spice. These flavours continue into the palate, forming a juicy wine with a perfect balance between sweetness and tangy acidity.

This Riesling will develop in the cellar for several years, but is equally delicious now with a wide range of foods- seafood and cuisine with Thai and Japanese influences, or as an aperitif with smoked salmon and avocado. Drink this now or cellar for up to eight years."

5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2019 (2018 Vintage)
"This is gorgeously fruited and delightfully composed, showing golden peach, orange peel, mango and rich floral characters on the nose. The palate is equally attractive with succulent fruit intensity and excellent mid palate weight, wonderfully complemented by seductive sweetness and refreshing acidity. Very long on the finish. Style: Medium."

4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper (2018 Vintage)
"Instantly appealing, the 2018 vintage is a rich, medium style (44 grams/litre of residual sugar). Attractively scented, it has strong, citrusy, peachy, slightly appley flavours, showing good delicacy, and a lovely balance of sweetness and mouth-watering acidity. Drink now or cellar."

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Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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In te reo, Ataahua means 'a place of beauty'.

Ataahua's vineyard covers 8.24 hectares in Waipara Valley, North Canterbury wine country. It is planted on central Waipara's Glasnevin soils, situated on the Weka River terraces (taking advantage of a micro-climate unique in New Zealand).

Syrah and Pinot Noir grapes grow on the lower terrace, an area fed with mulch to build up the soil structure.

Pinot Noir grows on the middle and top terraces, while Riesling and Chardonnay plantings also grow on the clay loam soil of the top terrace.

Ataahua is a family-run vineyard, worked by multiple generations of the Henderson-Grants whānau and their team.

Ataahua are committed to sustainability and, as such, are certified sustainable. This entails looking after the land with future generations in mind, and for Ataahua this means strategically planting natives to aim for carbon neutrality and undertaking other practical endeavours such as rain water collection for irrigation.