Brand:Richmond Plains Organic Wine
Closure:Screwcap
Organic Certification:BioGro - 983
Country of Origin:New Zealand
Serving Temperature:12-14C°C
Drink By:2028
Wine Ageing:French oak barrels
Winemaking Style:Traditional
Harvest:Machine-harvested
Winemaking:The fruit was crushed and de-stemmed and transferred to open fermenters. After a period of cold maceration for 4 days the juice was set for fermentation with natural wild yeast. Regular hand plunging up to 18 days was carried out in the winery. The fermenting juice was then transferred into French oak barrels for maturation and to wait for secondary fermentation in the spring before bottling in the beginning of summer.
Viticulture:From the vineyards located near Nelson at the top of the South Island of New Zealand.
Food Pairing:Peking Duck with Plum Sauce, Crispy Duck Pancakes, Roast Peking Duck, Duck and Shiitake Mushroom Pancakes, Beef Bourguignon, Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce, Mushroom Risotto, Roast Duck with Orange Glaze, Grilled Salmon with Dill Sauce, Coq au Vin, Beef Wellington, Lamb Tagine, Ratatouille, Seared Ahi Tuna.
