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Background:
A luscious dessert wine made from noble harvest Riesling grapes, this wine is available in only limited quantities.
WINE: Ngatarawa Alwyn Noble Harvest
VINTAGE : 1994
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New Zealand
REGION: Hawkes Bay
WINEMAKER: Alwyn Corban
GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Riesling
WINEMAKERS COMMENTS
Alwyn Noble harvest 1994 was made "in the vineyard' in a season that gave us intensely flavoured Riesling grapes further concentrated through Noble Harvest Raisining. The raisined berries were selectively harvested by hand and slowly pressed to yield the small volume of exceptionally concentrated (42 Brix) juice which we fermented and matured in the barrel for 18 months.
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Opulent, concentrated and luscious, this wine will continue to develop layers of flavour with bottle ageing.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Acid: 9.7 g/L pH 3.65
Alcohol by volume: 13%
Residual Sugar: 150 g/L
TASTING NOTES
Colour
Bright gold. Medium intensity.
Bouquet
An enticing nose of apricots and honey.
Palate
A mouthfilling noble harvest of apricots, tropical fruits, pineapples, dates and raisins. A rich, sweet wine with honey and caramel flavours, yet balanced by a wonderful acidity, giving a long, lingering finish which is both sweet and refreshing.
Cellaring
Up to 10 years minimum.
Suggested Food
To be savoured by itself.
* * * * * Michael Cooper. Buyers Guide to NZ Wines.
Wine of the Week - Capital Times, April 23 1997
"A delectable dessert wine that defies description." Joelle Thompson, Capital Times, April 1997
"The wine inside is indeed nectar....It is a very good wine in world terms." Peter Saunders, Hawkes Bay Herald-Tribune, March 3 1997
