2015 Kusuda Riesling
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Cork seal. TA 6.8 g/l, RS 2.9 g/l. Harvested by hand 7-8 April. Whole-bunch pressed and stainless-steel fermentation. Fined and filtered. Broad and floral nose. Comfortable and well balanced. Vibrant fruit. Phenolics on the end. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Warm but very challenging vintage: a few frosts in spring, poor flowering and extremely dry summer, then unseasonal severe winds wreaked havoc. Very low yield. Hand-picked in April at a Brix of 21-23 and hand-sorted with extreme precision, whole-bunch pressed, cold-settled for 48 hours with bentonite. Fermented in a stainless-steel tank for three weeks. 313 dozen bottles produced. RS 2.9 g/l, TA 6.8 g/l. Firm and dry on the nose. Quite solid and dense (nothing ethereal here). More of a food wine than an aperitif. Still lots to chew on. Perhaps it is just too young? (JR)