Hand-picked grapes were bunch pressed, and the resulting juice briefly settled without sulphur dioxide or enzymes, before being transferred to a mixture of old oak (55%) and acacia (45%) containers. Juice was allowed to ferment spontaneously, the wine being on lees for 6 months before blending and clarification.

Established in 1994, but with estate Riesling vineyards planted in 1981, Framingham is a boutique wine company with its own winery, offering a range of expressive and individual Marlborough wines made in limited quantities. Four diverse styles of Riesling from the old vines show off the estate’s stony terroir in a distinctly Germanic fashion, whist Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer bring to mind the styles of Alsace.