2022 Koerner Watervale Riesling
Koerner
We are very excited about the Rieslings from 2022, by far our best yet, putting them alongside the 2017 vintage. This one in particular has incredible floral lift on the nose and is showing typical Watervale lemon, lime and citrus characters on the pallet, along with more exotic, ginger spice and stunning minrality from the bed of limestone the vineyards sit on. The texture that comes with this wine is what we love, silky, soft mouth feel and acid that gives the wine high drinkability and makes it super refreshing. This is one of our staple wines and the 2022 vintage will not disappoint, we can’t wait for you to taste. - Jono Koerner
Riesling but not as you know it - aromatic with texture and spice
Vineyard: Gullyview & Parish Vineyards, Watervale
Blocks: Grace, Parish & Gullyview
Planted: 1973, 1923 & 1973
Soil type: Red clay on limestone (Gullyview & Grace), Red clay on slate and iron stone (Parish)
All hand harvested and sorted in vineyard. Fruit is crushed and destemmed with 6 hours on skins in the press where only free run juice and minimal press rotations. Cold settled off dirt and heavy solids for 3 days before natural fermentation in steel & ceramic amphora for 2 months. Aged in stainless steel on fine lees for 6 months and bottled on 09/01/2023 with zero filtration or fining. Alc: 11.8 pH: 3.11 TA: 6.4 SO2: 30 free / 65 total
Production: 775 dozen