2019 Lepp-David’s Riesling

The 2019 Lepp-David’s Vineyard Riesling was harvested when the flavours were fully developed and the acidity was just right. We selected our harvest date based on the overall ripeness and flavours. We hand harvested to protect the integrity of the fruit and whole cluster pressed in our gentle bladder press. Juice selection was made at the press pan to ensure there was not any over extraction of phenolic flavours from the grape skins. It was cold settled after pressing and then racked into stainless steel for a long, slow fermentation at cool temperatures, to enhance aromatics and preserve fruitiness. The alcoholic fermentation was encouraged to go dry and was then protein stabilized and filtered before bottling.