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Shop/ 2019 Watervale Riesling2019 Watervale Riesling
Riesling but not as you know it - aromatic with texture and spice
Vineyard: Gullyview Vineyard, Watervale
Blocks: 60% Grace (G1), 40% Gullyview (GV1)
Planted: 1974
Soil type: Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone
Picking date: February 21, 23 and 25, 2019
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Processing: Crush and destem
Time on skins: 18 hours in press
Pressing: Free run only, minimal press rotations
Cooling / settling: Cold settled off dirt and heavy solids for 3 days
Fermentation: Natural ferment in 40% ceramic amphora, 40% steel & 20% Slavonian oak Demi-Muid for 2 months
Aging vessel: Stainless steel on fine lees for 5 months
Filtration: No
Fining: No
Alc: 11.6%
pH: 2.94
TA: 7.0
SO2: 28F, 60T
Production: 660 dozen