Name: Nitida Riesling 2024
Brand: Nitida
Price: 11 EUR
Availability: InStock

Nitida Riesling 2024

Manufacturer: Nitida

A proper Riesling needs mineral soils and a cooler climate. In Nitida, this combination meets and the result is a fantastic wine that can be compared to its European counterparts. Fine, greenish colour and good viscosity. The aromas are dominated by notes of yellow apples, ginger and white flowers. On the palate, a typical lightness with full and austere acidity, which nevertheless makes a fantastic gastronomic wine with a textured aftertaste and a pleasure to pour another glass.

Tim Atkin 91

2024 / 0.75l / 12.5% / Durbaville - South Africa

About the winery

A tale about a small winery with a few hectares, 50 sheep, two cows and a herding dog. In the heart of the Durbanville Wine Valley is a tiny family-owned wine cellar that combines production, an office, and also a tasting room between the wine barrels. After the Veller family bought the smallest of Durbanville's farms in 1990, Bernhard Veller, a trained engineer, took a two-week vacation in 1992 to plant a few vineyards, planning to produce only a few barrels of wine.

Three years later, he won his first gold medal for Sauvignon Blanc, and that sent him on the wine-making path full force. Their winemaking methods have always been based on minimal intervention in the wine and making the wines showcase the local microclimate. Handcrafting is not only the watchword here but a real approach.

Terroir

Ward Durbanville, located on the northern outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, is a hilly wine region known for its cool climate. The area ranks as one of the coolest wine growing locations in the country, with the most prominent wine style being the fruity yet herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc. In addition to Sauvignon Blanc, the region also produces Chardonnay, Shiraz, Pinotage and Merlot, which are grown in cool climates.

Durbanville's intense sunshine is tempered by the cool winds from False Bay that sweep through the valley in the afternoon. The higher elevation, wind-exposed vineyards are generally cooler than those in the more sheltered valleys, where mostly blue varieties are grown. The well-drained shale soils, which effectively retain moisture, minimise the need for summer irrigation and many growers choose to skip irrigation altogether. Durbanville is one of the young appellations with great promise for the future.