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2011 Seifried Riesling Nelson

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Austrian Hermann Seifried came to New Zealand in 1970 to take a job as an apple winemaker. The winery was established in 1973 with the first harvest in 1976. Prior to that he had studied winemaking in Germany and did a stint at the South African cooperative KWV. Not surprisingly, the wines show a European influence. The 2011 Seifried Riesling is slightly off dry and shows a light German petroleum note with notes of apricot, peach, lime pith, wet stone/mineral and a chalky texture.

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2011 Seifried Riesling Nelson

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By: John Majeski | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 6/1/2012 | Send Email

Vines planted in stony, impossibly poor soils without much to drink except morning dew tend to create intensely focused, low-yielding fruit. The 2011 Seifried Riesling is such an animal, er, plant. With fruit sourced from two select, non-irrigated sites, the Brightwater Vineyard and the Redwood Valley Vineyard, this delightful Riesling highlights varietal character with succulent notes of lemon, wildflowers, tropical and stone fruit, held in tension by a clean, brilliant beam of acidity. The perfect Riesling to complement a spicy Indonesian rijstafel.

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Varietal:	Riesling - While the rest of the world has often misappropriated the name--Welchriesling, Riesling Italico, Gray Riesling and Emerald Riesling are all names applied to varieties that are NOT Riesling--this exceptional German varietal has managed to maintain its identity. Perhaps its biggest claims to fame are its intoxicating perfume, often described as having honeyed stone fruit, herb, apple and citrus notes, and its incredible longevity - the wines lasting for decades. Aged Rieslings often take on a distinctive and alluring Petrol-like aroma. Within Germany, the grape seems to do best in the warming slate soils of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Other German regions that turn out great Rieslings include Pfalz, Rheingau and Nahe. German Rieslings are made in a range of ripeness levels. The top wines are assigned Prädikat levels to describe their ripeness at harvest. These are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Riesling has also achieved acclaim in France's Alsace, the only region in that country where the grape is officially permitted. Alsatian Rieslings are typically dry and wonderfully aromatic. Austrian Riesling is also steadily gaining praise and fine Riesling is also produced in Italy's Alto-Adige and Friuli, in Slovenia and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the New World its stronghold is Australia, where it does best in the Eden and Clare Valleys. It is also planted in smaller amounts in New Zealand. In the US, winemakers are eschewing the syrupy sweet versions of the 1970s and 1980s, instead making elegant and balanced wines in both California and Washington State.
Country:	New Zealand - A Southern Pacific island 1,000 miles from the nearest land-mass (Australia), New Zealand has a maritime climate, suitable for wine production of excellent quality. For better or worse, this was discovered by New Zealand agriculturalists relatively recently (end of the 20th century), thus the wine industry is virtually brand new. Although most influenced by Australian academia, New Zealand's wine industry has begun to adopt many European and California viticultural and enological practices. Although the New Zealand wine biz is known most for its Sauvignon Blanc, the most planted variety is Chardonnay, with Pinot Noir gaining in popularity. Click for a list of bestselling items from New Zealand.