The vines produced superb flavour after a long season, and the fruit was left to hang in the season to develop a touch of botrtyis, contributing to the wine's rich spicy complexity. Our Manu Riesling has floral, stonefruit, mandarin and lime notes, a palate showing richness and length, and a crisp finish. This wine is medium in style at 25g/l residual sugar.

Vineyard
The grapes are sourced from the Jackson Vineyard along with our Estate Vineyards on the Martinborough Terrace. These blocks consistently deliver quality fruit with flavour and balance.

Winemaking
The grapes are carefully hand harvested, sorted and crushed into the press where they are left for four hours to extract flavour and complexity. After this the grapes are gently pressed and the juice allowed to settle for two days before racking. A slow, cool fermentation follows which retains the focus on classic Riesling characters. Our Manu Riesling is stop fermented to leave a medium style Riesling that is enjoyable young but with cellaring will continue to develop further complexity