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1989 Welschriesling

WELSCHRIESLING Spätlese 1989

This wine has a lemony-yellow colour with a greenish tint. The aroma is slightly indisposed. Notes of herbs, honey, flowers and maturing in wooden barrels in particular appear. These perceptions are repeated in the taste, supplemented by notes of dried fruits and accompanied by a lemony acidity. The aftertaste is medium-long and slightly bitter with notes of dried fruits.

Colour: A lemony-yellow colour with a greenish hue.
Aroma: A less intense, herbal aroma, with honey, flowers and a note of maturing wooden barrels.
Flavour: Flavours revealing residual sugar, mature acidity, spices, dried fruits, slight tannins and quince. Slightly bitter.
Life expectancy: 10 - 15 years € 34,95
Price ex. taxes

What happened in 1989?

This high quality vintage was a direct result of the bottling of late harvest Welschriesling and Pinot Blanc, which were also bottled for ageing. Back then, the wine law legislated that White Burgundy Morillon be renamed ‘Chardonnay’. In our White Burgundy vineyards, more than 90% of the vines were then renamed Chardonnay. The remaining 10% Pinot Blanc, which was known under a different name at the time, also became an official name for that particular variety of grape. From 1989 onwards, the wine received the names Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.

Who were the winemakers in 1989?

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.

Lidija Ruška

Professor Veselič, the architect of the newly-built wine cellar in Ormož, invited Lidija to join the company as a highly educated staff member from the field of food technology. With constantly higher requirements regarding the quality of wine, there was a need not only for knowledge of winemaking, but also for knowledge of biochemical structure and the processes of maturing the wine. Working with Matija, Lidija was a remarkable wine assessor who participated in various assessment committees at home and abroad. She also held lectures for sommeliers and educated numerous wine-growers and wine-makers.

Specifications

Location celler	box 17/47
Product code	90ZHB01A1989
Bottle volume	0.75
Type of bottle	Renana Standard
Type of cork	KS
Alcohol (% vol)	10.42
Residual sugar g/L	18.1
Total acidity g/L	7.05
pH	3.33
SO2 free/total (mg/L)	13/78