Riesling Adelaide Hills 2025

A racey and fragrant Riesling that showcases the cool climate of the Adelaide Hills, through its vibrant acidity, which is expertly balanced with a delicate touch of sweetness, giving this wine both body and drive. The finish is long, driving and persistent, focusing on the steely acidity inherent in cool climate Riesling. Jasmine and white flowers are lifted out of the glass, and a spectrum of citrus character dominates the palate, from tart lime and grapefruit to sweeter tangello and marmalade flavours.

The 2025 Riesling is 100% sourced from a single vineyard in Hope Forest, right at the southern end of the Adelaide Hills. Planted in the early 2000s, the vineyard is one of the few plantings of Riesling left in the Adelaide Hills region. Organically managed for a few years now, the vines are situated on a west-facing slope where the soils are clay loam over sandstone, enhancing aromatics and structure through good drainage. Harvested by hand at optimum ripeness, the variety came in earlier due to the warmer weather; however, the bunches were hidden in the middle of the canopy, protected from the worst of the warmer weather by plentiful foliage.

Harvested by hand throughout the morning, the grapes were tipped directly into the press for whole bunch pressing. Fermented with wild yeasts at an extremely cool ferment temperature of 11 degrees for over 5 weeks, which allows for the retention of delicate aromatic compounds. Stopped in the dying stages of fermentation by chilling to sub-zero temperatures and left with 11g/L of residual sugar, the wine is nonetheless balanced through its sharp acidity. Matured on lees for 3 months, then bottled to capture the full range of floral and citrus aromatics.

Oysters or a fragrant Thai curry