2017
Riesling
Derwent Valley, TAS
Riesling fruits, juicy rich mid palate that displays all the benefits of a higher residual sugar style.
$35 each
Derwent Valley
2017
White Wine
Riesling
750mL
10%
3.0
5.9
7.5g/l
60g/l
Screw Cap
July 2017
April 2017
Picked approximately 6 weeks after the end of harvest.
On a north facing bank of the Derwent River this 28-year-old cool-climate vineyard in Southern Tasmania has its Riesling block on the uppermost slope. The soils are shallow, permeable loams over limestone that allow this variety to develop intensity and definition while retaining delicacy. The vines were leaf plucked 6 weeks prior to harvest to allow greater sunlight penetration on the fruit.
Hand-picked at flavour ripeness, crushed and soaked on their skins for 24 hours, then pressed under inert gas. Fermentation was stopped when the wine reached a balance between alcohol, flavour, phenolics and residual sugar. Minimal fining and filtration, then bottled.
Hand-picked at flavour ripeness, crushed and soaked on their skins for 24 hours, then pressed under inert gas. Fermentation was stopped when the wine reached a balance between alcohol, flavour, phenolics and residual sugar. Minimal fining and filtration, then bottled.
Obvious Riesling fruits, juicy rich mid palate that displays all the benefits of a higher residual sugar style. Balanced palate from high levels of phenolics and a beautiful acid line. Finished with mouth-watering balance.
Medium sweet style with 60g/l of residual sugar.
Straw
Flower petals, citrus, spice and apricots.
Citrus, fresh juice
20 years
Spicy food, curries, cheese - particularly washed rind or blue