Our love for off-dry Riesling has meant giving the style a third run but with some refinement. Dryer than previous years, bottled much earlier, but still with a little hints of sugar to balance out the acidity we get from the high altitude and quartz soils of Scary Gully. We love it.
Vineyard: Scary Gully
Vine age: 12 years
Clone: GM198
Elevation: 620m
Aspects: South-east
Soils: Light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive schist & quartz rubble.
Vinification: 100% whole cluster pressed and settled in tank overnight. Racked to terracotta egg and old oak for six months.
Alc: 10.5%
RS: 9g/L
Production: 166 dozen