Grant Burge Thorn Riesling

Description

The Fruit:

The Eden Valley area of the Barossa is renowned for producing some of Australia’s finest Riesling, as the cooler climate and higher rainfall provide ideal conditions for this variety. The fruit for this wine is sourced from 30 year old vines in the Thorn family Eden Valley vineyard. The Barossa experienced a cool, dry winter with well below average rainfall which was further compounded by a very, dry spring. The resulting low crops and small berries ripened perfectly however giving rich, concentrated flavours and excellent acid retention. All of this is reflected in the exceptional quality of the 2013 Riesling.

The Winemaking:

About half of the fruit was whole bunch pressed to maximise the elegance of the wine, the rest of the fruit was crushed directly into a tank press and the juice drained immediately to minimise skin contact. After settling for 48 hours, the juice was racked and two cultured yeasts added to begin fermentation. Only the free run juice was used in this wine, and after a five week temperature controlled fermentation at 11ºc, the wine was racked, blended and ready to bottle.