2024 Pétillant Naturel Riesling

Tasting notes
Bright gooseberry, green mango and orange blossom notes on the nose, that then open up to wet slate and a nuanced bread and butter character. 

The acid and effervescence on the palate is tingling, with a grippy backbone of balanced phenolics. Tart apple and yellow grapefruit characters on the front palate, which then lead into a honey, savoury character with hints of biscuit with a long finish.

Terroir
The fruit for the 2024 Pétillant Naturel Riesling is sourced from maritime, cool climate Mount Gambier. The soil profile is dominated by metamorphosed limestone. The vineyard is organically managed by viticulturists Mary and Guy Stratford.

Winemakers notes
2024 was an ideal vintage in Mount Gambier, mild, dry weather during most of the growing season, punctuated by a few hotter days to allow for perfect ripeness and expression of fruit. Grapes picked on the 12th of March. Light pressing, all free run juice. Juice treated oxidatively. Fermented in aged french oak. Vegan. Organic.

Vintage: 2024
Variety: 100% Riesling
Vineyard: Coola Rd, German Creek
Bottled: July 2024
Alcohol: 11%
pH: 2.96
TA: 9.7 g/L
RS: 0 g/L
Other notes:
— Drink now or cellar for 3+ years
— 1833 bottles produced
— Organically managed vineyard
— No fining & Sterile Filtered
— Vegan

— 94 points - The Wine Front

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