Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling

£17.50
  • Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling
  • Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling

Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling

£17.50

AVAILABILITY: 3 in stock

Grape Riesling
Style Off-Dry, White, Medium Bodied, Fresh, Zesty, Citrus Fruit, Complex, Stone Fruit, Minerality
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Volume 75cl
ABV 12.5%
Dietary Sustainable

 

This Framingham Marlborough Classic Riesling offers a generous and complex nose of mandarin, stone fruit, and smoky, flinty aromas. The palate is vibrant and intense, with flavours of orange, Meyer lemon, and stone fruit held together by a crisp acidity and elegant texture. A top-notch example of Riesling.

About the Producer

The Framingham label was launched in 1994 with one Riesling, and has since expanded to include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. Framingham produces wines from their 19.5 hectare estate vineyard (certified organic since 2014) and other selected sites. Their Riesling vines, planted in 1981, are among the oldest in Marlborough. Andrew Brown joined Framingham as head winemaker in January 2020, replacing Dr Andrew Hedley, who resigned from his role after 18 years at the helm. A highly regarded winemaker, Brown previously spent seven years at Framingham as assistant winemaker and understudy to Andrew Hedley before working as consultant in regions including Oregon, Central Otago and Alsace. One of Brown's Rieslings won the Champion Riesling Trophy at the New Zealand International Wine Show in 2019; a fitting accolade from someone taking the reins at Framingham, who have always been renowned for their Rieslings.

Vineyard and Winery

Fruit for the Framingham Classic Riesling is sourced from three sites on their estate vineyard in the Wairau Valley. The alluvial, welldraining soils of the Wairau were formed by the sedimentation of the Wairau River. In the warm centre of the valley – where there is low rainfall and relatively low frost risk – Framingham are able to harvest controlled yields at desired ripeness. Extensive crop thinning and a degree of leaf plucking are practised when necessary, giving low yields of grapes that have had managed exposure to sunlight.

Harvest generally takes place around Easter. Each parcel is hand picked and whole bunch pressed, with no pre-ferment maceration taking place. The majority of the juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks with approximately 3% fermented on skins over two weeks, followed by ageing in oak. All components were aged on full ferment lees for around five months prior to blending and bottling, which takes place in September of the harvest year.

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