Jordan Wines The Real McCoy Riesling, Stellenbosch

£17.95

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Jordan Wines The Real McCoy Riesling is made from 100% Riesling. Weisser Riesling, as it is called in South Africa, is the true Riesling (“the Real McCoy”) with it origins in the Rhine Valley in Germany. A lot of South African Riesling is, or was, actually made from Crouchen which originated in France and is not related to Riesling – this is more commonly known as Cape Riesling.

The Jordan Wine estate is located in Stellenbosch Kloof. The estate was founded in 1982 when Ted and Sheelagh Jordan, bought the 164 hectare Stellenbosch property. Ted’s son and daughter in law Gary and Kathy Jordan took over the reins of the estate in 1993. Gary was a geologist by training and Kathy an economist. Both had worked in the family winery until 1988 when they both went overseas to study at University of California, Davis. Garh studied the Programme in Viticulture and Enology and as did Kathy who also studied marketing courses in the Department of Agricultural Economics. They returnd to South Africa in the early 1990s, built the winery in 1992 and started the journey to becoming the phenomenal husband and wife winemaking team they are today.

Ted Jordan embarked on an extensive replanting programme in the 1980s concentrating on planting classic varieties. Today the vineyards are planted with Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Assytiko for the white wines and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Petit Verdot for the red wines. The wines are borne out of fastidious vineyard management innovative canopy management and selecting varieties and clones specifically suited to the various soils and slopes. Cool hillside vineyards were planted to classic varieties, and a modern family-run winery have combined to produce distinctive wines displaying the ripe concentrated fruity accessibility of the New World, with the complex elegance of classic wine. There are several ranges of wines including the classic estate vareital range and the flagship range including Cobbler’s Hill and Nine Yards.

The grapes for the Jordan Wines The Real McCoy Riesling are harvested from 23 year old (Geisenheim clone 239) unirrigated vineyards in Stellenbosch Kloof, situated on decomposed granite soils, 300m above sea level. The vineyards for the riesling have cooler south- and east-facing aspects, unique in Stellenbosch, and are perfectly suited to the more sensitive and aromatic white-skinned grape varieties. After harvest the grapes are gently pressed and tank fermented at 15°C. Once the perfect balance between fruit and acidity was reached, the fermentation was stopped to retain a hint of natural residual sugar.

Tasting Notes

Jordan Wines The Real McCoy Riesling demonstrates intense flavours of lime through to white peach and Granny Smith apple.

Food Pairing

A superb accompaniment to the lighter spectrum of Asian cuisine.

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