Frankland Estate Riesling 'Isolation Ridge' 2023
Regular price $58.00
Pickup available at The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Usually ready in 1 hour
Frankland Estate Riesling 'Isolation Ridge' 2023
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The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Pickup available, usually ready in 1 hour
129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
- TASTING NOTE: "One of the great rieslings of Australia. This is textural as much as pure, with lime blossom, ginger flower and a touch of beeswax. Flavours of Bickford's lime cordial, lemon curd, mandarin and zest caress the palate; the talcy-fine acidity is lipsmacking." 96 Points - Jane Faulkner, Halliday
- ABOUT THE WINE: "In the winery small ferments with an increasing focus on spontaneous fermentation and barrel ferment, (with many not exceeding 1,000Ltrs). As is now tradition, we left the wine on lees for nine months as we enjoy the texture and personality this imparts. It highlights the subtle yet distinct flinty ironstone notes, which are wrapped up in the mouthfeel of the wine. Some 8% of this wine was matured in barrel, with the same aim in mind. We also pick the grapes slightly riper than we used to 10 or so years ago. This allows us to achieve the “resolved” acid profile where it melts into the wine. These numerous small ferments allow complexity in the resulting wine through the diversity of yeasts, ferments and combinations of stainless-steel fermented parcels and barrel fermented parcels." Frankland Estate Winemaker, Brian Kent
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: In a 1955 study of potential grape growing sites, renowned Californian viticulturalist Dr Harold Olmo identified Frankland River as one of the most promising prospects in Australia. The wines of Frankland Estate prove he was right. Founded in 1988 by Judi Cullam and Barrie Smith, this is indisputably one of the nation's most important and consistent cool climate producers. Since 2010, second-generation winemaker Hunter Smith has been joined in the winery by brother-in-law Brian Kent. Hunter and Brian have re-focused on every detail of their organically farmed vineyard and winery operation, with their entire suite of wines (Estate, Single Vineyard and flagship Smith-Cullam wines) garnering even more attention for this benchmark Great Southern producer.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Great Southern, Western Australia
- SUB-REGION: Frankland River
- VARIETAL: Riesling
- WINESTYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Hunter Smith & Brian Kent
- CLASSIFICATION: Organic Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml