Country: Australia
Region: Orange
Grape: Riesling
Year: 2023
ABV: 12%
RIKARD, Riesling, 2023
Fruit from four vineyards 950m- 1080m altitude. Multiple Riesling clones across the sites.
Separate hand picks - late March to mid April 2023.
Chilled overnight and lightly pressed.
60% fermented in old French puncheons and stainless steel tanks .Battonage weekly for the first two months .
The wine presents a pale colour with yellow and green hues
The nose contains an upfront hit of citrus, more in the cumquat and lime spectrum followed by lime marmalade. There’s a myriad of fruit characters popping their head up – custard apple, golden kiwi and pears amongst them. A hint of dry hay, nettles and ginger
On the palate you're hit with a spike of fresh acidity, that is tingling and lively. It’s overlaid with a generous, textural, mealy mid-palate. Some alcohol warmth and plenty of fruit weight carries on well into the back palate. Structure is prominent with pithy tannins holding the wine together and no doubt preserving it for many years to come. Lovely balance.
