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1997 Riesling

RIESLING (Epiphany) 1997

This wine has a golden yellow colour with a slight greenish tint. Aromas of almonds, dried fruit, varnish and dried herbs are rife. In the taste, residual sugar is balanced with vibrant but mature acidity. Notes of dried fruits such as apricots, figs, prunes are prevalent and are caught in a slightly oily texture with a touch of smoke. These flavours linger on in the aftertaste.

Colour: A golden yellow colour with a slight greenish hue.
Aroma: A medium-intense aroma of almonds and dried fruit (apricots, figs) varnish and dried herbs.
Flavour: It has a sweet taste with vibrant but mature acidity, dried apricots, figs, prunes anda slightly oily texture.
Life expectancy: Up to 5 years € 35,95
Price ex. taxes

What happened in 1997?

The autumn and winter of 1997 were unusually warm. Winter temperatures failed to drop below -6°C. All of the grapes intended for production of ice wine were picked as a dry berry selection, which represents the highest quality level among predicate wines. The characteristics of this wine are the long-ripening of the grapes on the vine and the drying of the berries, which results in an extremely high sugar level. This type of wine is usually very sweet – the required sugar level being at least 154°Oe.

Due to the distinct lack of frost, Welschriesling and Rhine Riesling were picked as a berry selection on 6th January. A day which is known in Slovenia as ‘Vino treh kraljev’ (Epiphany).

Who were the winemakers in 1997?

Matija Kociper

After graduating, Matija’s initial involvement at the company was as a technician. He was responsible for managing the 600 hectares of vineyards, a very difficult and time-consuming task. Once the new cellar opened in 1967, he was entrusted with running it and overseeing the winemaking technology. To this day, he is an exceptional wine taster and assessor. Over the years, he has devoted his immense knowledge and experience to making quality wines. To this day, his energy and enthusiasm still inspire his winemaking colleagues.

Specifications

Location celler	box 149/A6
Product code	90ZHG01A1997
Bottle volume	0.25
Type of bottle	Renana 0,25
Type of cork	ST 10
Alcohol (% vol)	11.0
Residual sugar g/L	54.7
Total acidity g/L	6.45
pH	3.13
SO2 free/total (mg/L)	13/141