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Cloudy Bay: Where does Te Koko’s texture come from? - Comparison perspectives
Read geography, grape resources, and production processes separately.
Vineyard
Inspect ripeness and acidity, pick by hand.
Fermentation
A barrel-fermented style using wild yeast.
Aging
Contact with lees in wood and concrete vessels.
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FIELD NOTE 01
Selection starts at the vineyard stage
Cloudy Bay's Te Koko 2023 is produced from selected vineyards in the Wairau Valley. The producer manages yield and ripeness, focusing on balancing tropical fruit character and acidity. It's important not to attribute the fullness of the wine solely to barrel influence.
FIELD NOTE 02
Reading 2023's winemaking
The official guide states the hand-picked grapes ferment with wild yeasts, then age on the lees in a combination of barrique, large wooden vats, and tulip-shaped concrete vessels. Even with barrel-fermented whites, aging does not always take place entirely in new barrels.
FIELD NOTE 03
Four Elements for Comparison
Record fruit aroma, acidity, mouthfeel, and toastiness separately. Barrel and lees offer clues about texture, but you can’t reverse-calculate new barrel percentage or fermentation conditions from aroma alone. Don’t fill in missing process data by guesswork; treat this as a 2023 explanation.
I don't know. Te Koko 2023 uses multiple types of aging vessels. Barrel fermentation, barrel aging, and the ratio of new barrels are separate pieces of information.
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If it says 'barrel fermentation', can you assume that maturation is 100% new oak?
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I don't know. Te Koko 2023 uses multiple types of aging vessels. Barrel fermentation, barrel aging, and the ratio of new barrels are separate pieces of information.
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