Shut The Gate Estate Block Riesling 2022
$32.00
Planted in 1970, this vineyard is directly next to the cellar door The Riesling section is dry grown, east facing and protected from the hot NW winds on well drained soils with SA sandstone and quartz rich parent material. Made from free run only juice, after a quick settling and racking the wine is cool fermented. No acid additions needed, 2022 is an outstanding vintage from a cooler year, the first after the hot vintages between 2018 and 2021.
Freshly squeezed lemon and lime, hints of mandarin and peach blossoms with the familiar underlying mineral and sherbet like acidity typical in the Clare. A good in-between the Watervale and Polish Hill styles, it has the generosity and the racy acid to round out the citrus laden nose and palate.
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