2021 Swinney Riesling, Frankland River
A$28.27
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SKU
B18900V21
It started in the vineyard: hand selected fruit from two of Swinney’s oldest blocks, with precise vineyard management employed to eliminate any excessive exposure to the sun. In the cellar, this wine was whole-bunch pressed, only lightly settled and fermented naturally on high solids in tank, where the temperature of the ferments can rise as high as 20 degrees. These techniques are still highly atypical in the world of Australian Riesling. This is the kind of practice that can only work with outstanding fruit, and here it works brilliantly—creating superb texture and discrete complexity. Following fermentation, the wine rested, unsulphured, on its lees for four months prior to bottling.
The result of all this is a dazzling riff on Frankland River Riesling; vibrant and intense yet also wonderfully textural and complex, with a glade of pure mandarin, lemon grass and white nectarine fruit, balanced by a mouthwatering, pithy and briny spine and a potent, driven finish.
Striking pale straw with green hues, the wine is vibrant and intense with jasmine blossom, lychee, candle wax and honey suckle. The palate is medium bodied with an intense and textural pithy, briny, mouthfeel. Mandarin, lemon grass and white nectarine fruits are balanced by cut lime acidity, driving through to a powerful, long finish.
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | White Wine |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Frankland River |
| Varietals | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | NRY |
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