2024 Reserve Riesling

Region

East Coast TASMANIA

Conditions

This vintage was mostly mild and dry with an earlier than usual bud burst. Cool nights and temperate days were common. Perfect flowering conditions through November and a good fruit set which was very uniform. Disease pressure was minimal with very little botrytis. Picking was on 25 March which is around average time for Riesling. It was picked very early in the morning to preserve the aromatic fruit and sent straight to our winery to be pressed.

Winemaking

The juice was pressed straight to stainless steel tank, floated to separate the gross lees. It was then separated into two batches for fermentation. One batch was fermented in stainless steel and the other was transferred to neutral oak for fermentation and maturation on lees. The tank portion was fermented cool at 12-15C for a slow ferment to preserve the volatile aromas whilst the barrel portion was fermented slightly warmer for textural development. The ferment was stopped slightly off dry, to achieve the perfect balance. Our intention with this Reserve Riesling was to create a textural wine that was nicely balanced with a touch of sweetness.

Maturation

To 2034

Grape Variety

Riesling

Closure

Screw Cap

Production

98 Cases

Winemaker

Jacqui Dolan