2009 Pooley Late Harvest Riesling

Pooley Late Harvest Riesling is an exceptional medium sweet wine.

It is distinctive, elegant, lightly coloured, with moderate alcohol content – quite Germanic in style.

Winemaking Notes

Pooley Late Harvest Riesling is fermented dry in tanks for the dry, crisp fruit-driven wine style that has proven to be a success for us over the past decade. This grape ripens late and is deliberately left on the vine longer than normal to concentrate the fruit flavours. Because of its simplicity and the style we are achieving, we bottle it early to preserve the typical characteristics of this variety.

Wine Characteristics

Colour	Lightly coloured (pale green)
Nose	Lifted and punchy floral aromas, with guava, kiwi and green appleskin characters.
Palate	Mouthwatering, pristine leaf and floral flavours, tight, beautifully lean and focused. 60 gms residual sugar per litre, maintaining a good balance of acid and citrus. Characteristics include toasted hazelnuts, lime rind, honey blossom and hints of lavender.
The Grape	The grapes are estate-grown from our cool climate vineyard in the Coal River Valley of southern Tasmania. The fruit is harvested by hand at the end of May/early June when the bunches have started to dehydrate.
Alc/vol	10.7%
Cellaring	The wine could be consumed now for the fresh ripe fruit characteristics. For the wine enthusiast, this wine is highly suited for cellaring for five plus years.
Serve With	Spicy Asian curries and/or tangy blue cheese
Price	$28.00 per bottle