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1983 Riesling

RIESLING Spätlese 1983

This wine has a golden-yellow colour with a greenish tint. Its aroma indicates that the wine has already matured in the bottle for a longperiod of time. On the nose, petroleum, herbal notes, notes of varnish and sage in particular can be recognised. The taste reveals residual sugar, accompanied by mature acidity. Notes of herbs, sage, honey and dried fruits appear. The aftertaste is slightly spicy with dried figs, herbs and a slight bitterness.

Colour: A golden-yellow colour with a greenish hue.
Aroma: A less intense aroma of petroleum, varnish, sage, herbs and honey.
Flavour: Flavours revealing residual sugar, mature acidity and notes of dried fruits and gentle tannins. Slightly spicy and herbal.
Life expectancy: 15-20 years € 54,95
Price ex. taxes

What happened in 1983?

After 1971, this proved to be the most successful vintage in the history of the new wine cellar in Ormož. The company bottled the fine quality wines of this extremely good vintage and left them to age. One wine that stood out was the Rhine Riesling – both the late harvest wine and the premium wine. It was so exceptional that, in 1985, the winning ski jumping team toasted their victory with the late harvest Rhine Riesling! In fact, all the wines produced in this year were of remarkable quality. A very good vintage indeed.

Who were the winemakers in 1983?

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 13
Product code	90ZHB01A1983
Bottle volume	0.7
Type of bottle	Renana Standard
Type of cork	ST 4
Alcohol (% vol)	10.52
Residual sugar g/L	21.2
Total acidity g/L	4.35
pH	3.55
SO2 free/total (mg/L)	42/227