Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling 2023

Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling

Region: Marlborough, New Zealand

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Riesling

ABV: 12%

Aromatics are reminiscent of mandarin pith, red apple and dried stone fruits. On the palate the wine is vibrant, intense and focused with orange and stone fruit flavours supported by a fine line of juicy acidity and an elegant texture.

Fruit for the Framingham Classic Riesling is sourced from four sections of the estate vineyard in the Conders Bend area of the Wairau Valley. Vines are between 20-40 years old. The soil here is well-drained stony old river bed with silt and fist-sized greywacke stones and sand. The aspect is mostly flat, but with slight undulations within the vineyard. The vines are trained with the 2-cane Guyot system.

Each parcel was hand picked and whole bunch pressed. Juices were predominately fermented in stainless steel tanks with a small portion fermented and aged in acacia barrels. All components were aged on full ferment lees without S02 for around 5 months prior to being blended and bottled.

Based in Marlborough, Framingham is home to some of the oldest Riesling vines in the region, with their first plantings dating back to 1981. Though still focused on Riesling, they now produce a range of wines from their 19.5-hectare estate vineyard, certified organic in 2014, alongside other carefully selected sites across Marlborough. Their reputation is such, that Jancis Robinson has described Framingham as “one of the finest producers of Riesling, both in and outside Germany”.

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