Rippon Gewürztraminer 2022

Picked by hand into small, 10kg cases allowing the fruit to arrive at the winery’s sorting table intact. Over 50% was left on its skins to macerate over night. All fruit was whole bunch pressed over 3 hours and run, by gravity, into settling tanks. 12 hours of settling is passed after which the juice is racked, retaining fine lees, into a horizontal fermentation tank (stainless-steel foudre).

Pink guava and sweet cucumber, it’s a hyper-refreshing wine. Just off-dry like watermelon with mint and a hint of rose, candied pink grapefruit, almond friand and a brown lime. The texture is pithy and lightly phenolic but the feel is melting and satin-cool. You just want to guzzle it. Amazing. 94points Winefront