2018 Red Robin Reserve Riesling 6 pack

Description

TASTING NOTES

Colour, Bouquet & Palate

Pale straw colour, a refreshingly clean nose with classic Clare lime and lifted lemon blossom aromas. A perfectly balanced, delectable dry Riesling with a refreshing acidity, luscious and complex mouth filling lemon citrus flavours and a hint of grapefruit that linger long on the palate.

Food suggestions
This dry Riesling style with its refreshing acidity is the perfect food and wine accompaniment. It partners superbly with a wide range of food styles that benefit from a squeeze of lemon. Fish, crustaceans, chicken and spicy cuisine are particularly suited.

Viticulture: The Vineyard

All Riesling fruit is sourced from our boutique “Henry Ely” Vineyard, sited 420 metres above sea level at Penwortham in the heart of the Clare Valley. The vineyard gently slopes to the West, tucked between two of the Valleys famous ranges. As a consequence the vineyard receives early shading from the afternoon summer sun adding the natural acidity and ripeness. The pH neutral, fertile soils have a mixture of Terra Rossa, sections of friable brown loam and patches of dark chocolate clay. Rainfall is naturally captured & stored into underground perched reef aquifers. Our totally dry grown fruit flourishes across all vintage seasons including periods of extended dry weather. The vineyard sits on a mixture of reef structures; sandstone, slate and limestone. Mid row, selected summer green weed growth is encouraged to reduce canopy temperatures during peak summer. The vines are hand pruned in winter and have a concentrated, summer hand pruning and canopy management regime to ensure fruit bunch protection from any flavour damaging peak summer, UV rays

Vinification & Maturation

Our 2017-18 berry set and ripening period had medium rainfall of 95mm from 1 October to 30 December 2017, the very dry conditions continuing from 1 January to harvest on the 13th March 2018. The Riesling berries showed early increased Baume’ levels, required berry flavour was not present until the readings were around 12.25. Summer growth was vigorous, with extensive manual vineyard time provided for pruning vine canopies, opening them up for improved air circulation. Our optimum ripening conditions & healthy vine canopy have given rise to a Riesling of exceptional quality. 11.67 tonnes were machine harvested in the early morning, (4.00am to 6.30am) with the Riesling fruit entering the winery at the lowest day temperatures. The fruit processing commenced within 2 hours of harvest. The de-stemmed fruit was cooled to 4 degrees Celsius & stored in stainless steel. The fruit & skins were given minimal pressing, with juice extraction limited to 500 litres per tonne of grapes. The fruit was de-juiced, clarified & fermented over 2 weeks at a temperature of less than 14ºC. The wine was protein & cold stabilized with minimal sulphur dioxide added. The finished wine was bottled on 13th January 2019.

WINE SPECIFICATIONS

Alcohol – 12.35%

Acid – 6.72g/L

pH – 2.95

Residual Sugars- 2.17g/L

Quantity – 1,544 L

Cellaring – With care until 2028