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The highly acclaimed Frogmore Creek range is the pinnacle of our efforts; the ultimate combination in matching fitting varieties to true cool climate viticulture, following through with master winemaking. The aromatic iced wines are crafted through freeze concentrating freshly pressed grape juice, intensifying flavour, sugar and acid.

Wine
This is a dessert-style wine with luscious sweetness as its most obvious characteristic. High acidity combines with the high sugar to give the wine an intensely sweet yet balanced taste.

Variety: 100% handpicked Riesling.
Region: 100% Frogmore Creek vineyard, Penna, Southern Tasmania (42䒓, 147钅)
Yield: 8 - 10 tonnes per hectare (3.4 䮰 tonnes per acre).
Winemaking: Crushed into press for overnight cold soak to maximise aroma and flavour extraction from skins. De-juiced with only slight pressure prior to freeze concentration to 18鮠Inoculated ferment, controlled at 16൮til sugar/acid/alcohol balance achieved.
Filtration: Cross-flow filtered to preserve fruit freshness.

Alcohol: 8.6 %
pH: 3.11
Total Acidity: 10.6 g/L

Awards: Bronze medal, 2007 Tasmanian Wine Show; Bronze medal, Hyatt International Riesling Challenge 2007; Silver Medal, 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition; Silver Medal, 2008 Riverside International Wine Competition (California); Silver Medal, 2008 Los Angeles Wine Competition; Double Gold Medal, 2008 San Francisco Wine Competition; Chairman's Best of Class, 2008 Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition.

2006 vintage report
Budburst was hampered by very cool temperatures in August 2005, with snow falling on several vineyards across the state. This reduced both bunch size and numbers, moderating the final harvest yields. 2006 began warm and dry, ripening the grapes around three weeks earlier than average. Fruit for sparkling wine was picked in the first week of March, with the bulk of vintage over by early April. Grape quality was excellent, making wines with strong fruit character.

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