GCV Premium Riesling
2019

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The 2019 GCV Premium Riesling comes from the oldest block of Riesling vines on the vineyard. Our aim is to make something that is more textural than the Celtic Farm, not relying totally on acidity to give length and drive to the wine.

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Reviews

93-94 points - Halliday Wine Companion 2022

96 points - Winestate Magazine Clare Valley 2020

Tasting Notes

Pale green in appearance with typical Clare Valley Riesling characters of kaffir lime, lemon and bath powder-like florals . The palate is fresh, crisp and quite steely: the concentrated citrus flavours and bright acidity married well with the long, textural talc-like finish. Try with smoked chicken and avocado fettucine. Also good for long term ...

Technical Details

Region

100% Clare Valley, South Australia.
One of Australia's oldest and most premium wine regions, famous all around the world for it's Riesling and Shiraz wines in particular

Vineyard

Single vineyard

Varietal

100% Riesling

When to Drink

Enjoy now or cellar for 10+ years
11.0% Alcohol

Vintage Notes

Growing Season

The vintage was shaped by a typically cool winter, but with below average rainfall. Spring rains were also down. Budburst and flowering were normal and harvest commenced in late February for us. While we experienced above average temperatures during January and much of February, conditions were quite mild once vintage began in earnest. The 2019 vintage will be remembered as another high-quality Clare Riesling vintage with lower alcohols and bright acids a feature of our wines.

Winemaking

The grapes for this wine were both hand & machine harvested, transported to the winery, de-stemmed, pressed and the juice chilled prior to the being partially clarified by cold settling – some solids were retained for texture and added complexity. It was then inoculated with a pure yeast culture, with fermentation carried out in stainless steel temperature-controlled tanks for 25-30 days. After fermentation the wine was stabilised and then filtered prior to bottling.

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