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    St. Andrews

    Riesling 2016

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    Hedonistic and tightly focused, this exceptionally balanced wine displays lemon, lime and a seamless spine of natural acidity leading to a finish of extraordinary length.
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    Honours and awards

    • Wine Show
    • Award
    • El Concurso International Vinus 2017
    • Double Gold
    • Asia Wine Trophy 2017
    • Gold
    • Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017
    • Gold
    • International Wine Awards 2017
    • Gold
    • New York International Wine Competition 2017
    • Gold
    • World Wine Championships Awards BTI 2017
    • Gold
    • Catavinum World Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
    • Gold
    • Australian Wine showcase Magazine New Release Tasting 2016
    • Gold
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    Wine details
    VITAL STATISTICS

    Wine details

    • At release, the wine is a very pale straw colour with a slight green tinge to the edge. It displays classic zesty lemon and lime aromas along with faint orange blossom and talc. The wine is has a beautiful linear focus to the palate and purity of fruit flavours. There are lashings of fresh lemon/lime juice characters up front and subtle minerality across the mid-palate. It is backed up by a persistent and refreshing finish.

    • The aim is to craft a wine of delicacy and finesse that will age well. To this end, the juice was extracted using gentle whole berry pressing to protect the delicate fruit flavours and prevent any extraction of course phenolic character. It is then chilled quickly to just under 10 degrees C. The entire process occurring within ~15 minutes of harvest to ensure the true varietal and regional characters are captured and retained. The juice was allowed to cold settle for 24 hrs before being racked off gross lees. A cool fermentation was carried out in stainless steel vessels, using a relatively neutral yeast strain to preserve varietal characteristics. The fermentation was completed to a natural level of dryness. Minimal fining and filtration was employed prior to bottling in September 2015.

    • In the growing season leading up to vintage 2016, rainfall was below average and whilst we saw only around 76% of the long term average fall, it was not the amount that had the biggest impact however; it was the timing of the rainfall. Mother Nature saw fit to dole out just the right amount of water at just the right time for maximum positive impact on the vine's health and importantly, the quality of the fruit produced. In fact, this was just one of the factors at play when it comes to vintage 2016 being lauded as one of the great vintages. Firstly, the vines were 'stress free' heading into the winter period, allowing them to store extra nutrients and creating the potential for a superior fruit crop in 2016. Secondly, conditions were ideal during flowering which set us up for good yields and then lastly, whilst it was a relatively dry spring, the threat of frost did not eventuate. All these conditions combined to create what called be described as 'the perfect storm' and the vineyard and winemaking team were excited about the quantity and quality of the fruit as they commenced harvesting. Of the whites, both the Chardonnay and Riesling varieties look particularly outstanding but with general reports of amazing flavour and acid structure being applied across all varieties.

    • Clare Valley

      • Acid: 8.95
      • Alc %: 12.7
      • PH: 2.80
      • Residual Sugar: 0.2

    • Under ideal conditions this wine should cellar well to 2036, possibly longer.

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    • New Release Tasting

      9 Jan. 2016
      93/100
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