Quality New Zealand wines and winemaking, Nelson New Zealand
Rimu Grove Winery
Winemaking
We are a small producer of handmade wines using traditional techniques. All Rimu Grove wines are produced and bottled on site at Rimu Grove Winery in our 300 square meter winery. Approximately 40-50 tonnes of grapes are harvested annually. All grapes are handpicked to carefully select the best fruit. Click on a link below to see how each wine is made.
Rimu Grove Pinot Gris
Vineyard
Our soil type is Moutere clay alluvial gravel. Vines are planted on a north facing gradient to allow free drainage; the vineyard slopes down to the Waimea inlet, a tidal estruary. We enjoy a microclimate in a warm bowl which allows for earlier ripening fruit, protection from wind and frost and more summer sun and heat.Our 7 hectare vineyard is planted with:
The phylloxera resistant rootstocks used are 101-14, 3309, Riparia Gloire and Schwarzmann.
- 5 hectares of Pinot Noir (clones 5, 6, 10/5, 114, 115, 667, 777)
- 0.75 hectares of Chardonnay (clone 15)
- 1.5 hectares of Pinot Gris (clones 2/15 & Mission).
The vines are trellised using VSP (vertical shoot positioning) and the spacing is 1.5 x 2.5 meters. The vineyard is dry-farmed with 2-2.5 tonnes/acre cropping.
