2008 Schist Rock Riesling
Sourced from three Eden Valley sites that expresses this wines thin shaley schisty grounds for where it displays the up most mouth watering experience.
- Region
- Eden Valley
- Sub-Region
- Craneford, High Eden, Mt McKenzie
- Soil
- Thin clay loams, quartz rock / ironstone over schist rock bed
- Vineyard Practices
- Family traditional biological farming methods with a diet of composts, native grasses & flora as ground cover, low water imput and natural sprays for diseases.
- Altitude
- 380 meters – 520 meters
- Trellis System
- Single wire
- Varietal Blend
- Riesling
- Age of Vines
- 15 - 45 years old
- Oak Treatment
- None
- Alc/Vol
- 12%
- Yield per vine
- 2kg
- Production
- 11,700 bottles
- Vintage
- 2008 winter / spring received average rain falls then it provided a roller coaster ride with bizarre weather extremes. Early January saw a heat wave lasting a fortnight then a record cool mid January to mid February was set to achieve great whites being produced. Then closer to harvest a record heat wave was upon us…
- Wine Making
- We hand harvested the small framed bunches once we had a cooling off period on March 14 for which during the dark hours of the morning we armed ourselves with the largest army of hand pickers (40) and have the whole bunch press free run juice only snap cold settled at 2 degrees with 5% solids for wild yeast ferment for 6 weeks. Pulled this first release of Schist Rock Riesling off with the hugest grin…Mouth watering experience.
2008 Schist Rock Riesling
Current pricing
$15.00 per bottle or $180.00 for a case of 12.
Sorry - currently sold out.
Reviews
Ian Robertson Wine Without Wank July 09 Outstanding Quality / Outstanding Value
What a cracking wine. Lovely orange and lemon citrus tones, a subtle flintiness and a real length. Mouthfeel has a very slight hint of talcum powder. Acidity is zesty without being trying. I would drink this all day long
If alcohol did not have certain side effects!
Ralph Kyte-Powell The Age April 2009
The wine industry raves about riesling's sensational value. If you're not a convert, try this. It opens with aromas of lime juice, spice, florals and minerals. It's richly flavoured and broad in texture - typical Barossa riesling traits - and has good flavour definition, finishing fruity and dry.
Wine Spectator Nov 2008
Really vibrant, with pear, peach, melon and lime flavors from the first sip through the long, expressive finish., hinting at slate as this lingers. Impecable balance lets the flavors sing.
James Halliday Sept 2008
Spice and apple blossom aromas; very attractive flavour and mouthfeel, with apple, lime juice and tropical fruit.
Huon Hooke Sydney Morning Herald Sept 2008 'BARGAIN OF THE WEEK'
This is great value for the price, with good depth of flavour and a juicy palate, which is just off-dry.
Herbal, floral and confectionary aromas with a hint of geranium and a clean dry finish. A crowd-pleaser.
Tony Love The Advertiser July 2008
Pretty lime zest and juice from the start, with a splash of brown lime cordial, give this crisp and pure expression that suits and sits on the palate as it's chalky, minerally textures coat the mouth and a friendly natural acidity creates an almost spicy lift in the end.
Excellent value
James Halliday 2008 & 2009 Australian Wine Companion
Awarded 5 Star Rating
