June’s Riesling 2024
Tasting Notes
Very aromatic with aromas of fresh lime, white flowers, peach blossom, cracked white pepper, herbal, minerality and flint. On the palate, flavours of tart lime, Asian pear, honeysuckle, green tea, and stony minerality, with a refreshing and rich finish.
Enjoy with Thai green curry, Lake Ontario pickerel with lime beurre blanc or fresh green salads.
$19.95
Price shown does not include HST or deposit.
APPELLATION
VQA Creek Shores
VINEYARD
100% Whitty Vineyard
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Riesling
BRIX AT HARVEST
18.2
ALCOHOL CONTENT
11.%%
RESIDUAL SUGAR
6.6 grams/Litre
WINEMAKING NOTES
Grapes from Whitty Farms. The grapes were harvested in early November and immediately pressed into stainless steel tanks for a cool fermentation which was stopped to retain balancing residual sugar. The wine was lightly fined and filtered before bottling in February 2023
VINTAGE NOTES
A mild winter with warmer-than-average temperatures led to an early bud break (May 7th) in 2024. A light spring frost followed shortly after, causing a slight reduction in bud viability in specific varieties, reducing overall yield. Conditions throughout summer were favourable for canopy development and fruit maturity, consisting of above-average temperatures with little precipitation. Late August, the warm weather cooled off slightly, delaying what was expected to be an exceptionally early harvest. The first grapes to come into the cellar were Chardonnay for sparkling the second week of September, followed by early ripening whites such as Pinot Gris and Riesling. Harvest continued throughout October and November, with later ripening reds, ending with Cabernet Sauvignon in mid-November. The quality of the grapes was very good to excellent, with concentrated flavours and high colour development throughout the portfolio. Wines should have the capacity to age for the medium to long term. Comparable to the 2020 vintage.
