| Region | Eden Valley |
| Sub-Region | Craneford & Mt McKenzie |
| Altitude | 350 meters – 450 meters |
| Vineyard Practices | Family traditional methods with a diet of composts, native grasses & flora as ground cover, low water imput and natural sprays for diseases. |
| Soil | Complex sites that house thin sandy clay loams, Ironstone / quartz gravels with underlain schists. |
| Trellis System | Single wire |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Age of Vines | 52 – 92 years old |
| Alc/vol | 12.5% |
| Closure | Stelvin |
| Yield per Vine | 2 kg / 1.8 ton per acre |
| Oak Treatment | None |
| Total Production | 10.000 bottles |
| Vintage | Very mild through spring and summer, with good top-up rainfall, a mild long dry summer has produced silver green streaked fruit of amazing flavours and natural holding acidity sees this 2022 Riesling release continue its stardom qualities to achieve another great cellaring offering. |
| Wine Making | Hand picked whole bunch pressed and free run only. Natural cold settling for 12 days then racked with little solids remaining for wild yeast ferment at low temperature for 6 weeks continuing with lees aging for 8 weeks for added texture, weight and complexity. Again expect high tone aromatics of white stone fruits, white flowers & lime. The real star is the palate which reveals all of the aromatics but sears with powered fruit, spice, texture, weight & persistence that finishes crisp, dry & long. |
Reviews
The Winefront, Gary Walsh June 2022
I’d say over the past few years there’s been a little shift in style for this wine, less typical Eden Valley, more Eden via Rheinhessen, or something like that. Different anyway, and very much its own thing.
Pink grapefruit, lime, a little pepper, lemon in tonic water, fresh herbs and musky/floral perfume. Savoury, spicy, chalky texture, subtle lime rind and quinine bitterness, ripe but firm acidity, distinctly umami character to the long zesty finish. So interesting. Outstanding.
