Kindeli Otono 2021

One for those who like the unusual, or dare we say the word 'funky' hehe

Traminer (Gewürztraminer, Roter Traminer, Gelber Traminer), Riesling, and Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)

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Stone Fruit, Herbal, Pepper / Spice, and Mineral, Reductive & Oxidative Nuttiness and Toasted

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Nelson, New Zealand

Grape Varietals:

Traminer (Gewürztraminer, Roter Traminer, Gelber Traminer), Riesling, and Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)

Winemaking:
Natural, No Sulfides Added, No fining, and No filtering
Direct Press, Extended Skin Contact, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 0-6 Months Amphora (Quevri)

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Nachos, Tacos, Grilled Corn

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Stinky Tofu, Suan Cai Yu

Kindeli Wines

Kindeli wines are the product of Alex Craighead and Josefina Venturino. Drawn to low intervention wines & winemaking, there wasn’t a lot on offer in New Zealand, so they began to experiment in 2013, which became business in 2016 by buying a winery

Description

Kindeli Otono 2021

Grape Varietals & Regions: Blend of Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling from Nelson, New Zealand.

Taste Profile: Gives off a herbal twang with twirls of apricot, honey and mint, alongside a sour touch. Best to decant for some air

Winemaking Process: Gewurztraminer was fermented on skins for five days in amphora. After pressing, Riesling and Pinot Gris juice is added to the spent skins for a day. The wines are all blended together and age in amphora for several months before being bottled, unfined, unfiltered, and without sulphur

Dry & Yeasty Whites

Open tank fermentation, lees stirring, pumping over and racking can all play a role during vinification, while oxidative aging in allows gradual air contact with the wine. Oak barrels & concrete tanks are most often used for such styles, and the more intense styles are often made under flor

Expect notes of yeasty umami notes, as well as almon, dried apricot, and salinity

Oxidative Wines

A wine that is deliberately exposed to oxygen, usually as a result of open fermentors, or using porous vessel like oak barrels or Georgian amphorae. These wines tend to exhibit more nutty, dried fruit & saline notes, and typically have a darker color to them