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2024 Estate Riesling

Varieties Riesling (100%)
Country Australia
Region
Piccadilly Valley

Regular price $50.00 AUD
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This wine is sourced from a tiny 0.39 hectare plot on the Ashton Hills estate, where Stephen George planted eight rows of Riesling in 1982. From these 1032 vines a small-batch wine is produced – very limited in availability, but remarkable for its distinct and unique expression of variety and site.

Bouquet
A complex aromatic mix of white florals, finger lime, green apple and hint of Thai basil.

Palate
Fresh citrus flavours burst on the palate and flow into textural elements of lemon-pith and bath salts. The pure vibrant acidity is tamed by a small amount of residual sugar, ensuring a long and flavoursome finish.

Growing Conditions
For the second year in a row, the Piccadilly Valley growing season resulted in reduced yields. The long, cool, wet winter pushed into December effecting flowering. A cooler than average start to the year meant the small bunches and berries did not ripen until March/April to reach maturity.

95

“This 2024 Riesling is so unbelievably aromatic. It is water-white in the glass and leads with white flowers and crushed talc, limestone and seashells. It is the very essence of freshness. In the mouth, the wine is pristine, gently textural and a little sweet, although this only enhances the prettiness and balance of the wine. The fruit was handpicked, destemmed, crushed and pressed to tank for a cool ferment. Five grams of natural residual sugar was retained, and this is a lovely thing. This is a gorgeous wine here."

Erin Larkin

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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“This comes from eight rows of Riesling planted on the estate of Ashton Hills. Hand picked and fermented in stainless steel. Holds around 6g RS. Attractive perfume of big volume set to lemon blossom, wet slate minerally whiffs, green apple, alpine herbs and lime. Quite crackly and crisp in texture but somewhat juicy at the same time, though a quibble would be it feels just a touch diffuse, perhaps a kink of the season. It’s all up pleasurable regardless; lemon-lime fruity and more alpine herb licks and a faint crunch of red apple and blackcurrant. Very pretty and refreshing overall. Pure feeling too.”

Mike Bennie

Halliday Wine Companion