Great Southern Riesling 2008

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Winery:

Plantagenet

Varietal:

Riesling

Region:

Australia > Western Australia > South West Australia > Great Southern

Type:

 

Color:

White

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2011

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User Tags:  (tree) fruit, stone fruits, juicy, lively, fragrant, peach, grill, crustacean, rich, acidic 

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What to Expect

Riesling is a chameleon of a grape, able to produce world class wines that range from bone dry to unctuously sweet. Germany is most closely associated with Riesling, where all styles are made and the range of flavors runs the gamut from steely and crisp with crunchy mineral-driven flavors to fresh lime, apple and peach flavored expressions - even rich honied, candied fruit tones in the great dessert wines.

Winemakers Notes

The producer writes: "Fruit sourced mostly from our 36 year old Wyjup vineyard and a portion from the Hayview vineyard around Mt Barker in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. We harvest a number of batches, between 19.0 and 21.4 brix to contribute to a range of characters from mineral, then citrus through to floral, spice notes to enhance complexity. Winemaking is kept simple, minimal, gentle handling respectful of preserving the fruit and vineyard qualities as much as possible. The grapes are harvested cold at night with just the free run juice and first pressings kept for read more...our Riesling. The crystal clear juice is racked off lees, inoculated with a neutral yeast strain, fermented cold and gently cleaned up post ferment. The desired outcome is to produce a vibrant fresh wine with clean lines and great length that will age for 10 - 20 years to develop wonderful toasty, honeyed characters that compliment the natural fruit characters."    (hide)

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