Brand:Seresin

Closure:Stelvin

Organic Certification:Demeter - 151

Country of Origin:New Zealand

Serving Temperature:10-12°C

Drink By:2029

Wine Ageing:10 months ageing on lees in French oak barrels. (5% new)

Winemaking Style:Modern / low-intervention

Harvest:Blessed with a glorious, dry summer, the 2019 harvest commenced remarkably early, on March 1st. Vintage 2019 will be remembered as relatively trouble-free, and having a long harvest period – after the last few years when all varieties ripened at once, the slow, steady and spread-out nature of 2019 was welcomed.

Winemaking:The fruit was loaded in to our press, then gently whole bunched pressed. The different batches were either cold settled for 24 hours, then racked to French oak barrels and puncheons, taking the fine lees, or pressed directly to barrel. A further batch remained in tank (50%). All batches were left to commence fermentation (both primary and secondary) naturally. After 10 months on lees, the batches were blended and filtered prior to bottling. Of the 50% oak portion, the final blend comprises of 5% new oak, and the balance 2nd, 3rd fill and neutral puncheons.

Viticulture:Sourced from the clay rich Raupo vineyard, in the centre of the Omaka Valley. This vineyard has a gentle north–west facing aspect and enjoys high sunshine hours and minimal rain.

Food Pairing:Lemon Butter Grilled prawns, Chicken Caesar Salad, Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken, Crab linguine, Crab and avocado rolls, Thai crab fried rice with prik nam pla, Thai kohlrabi and crab salad.