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Worlds Apart

2024

‘In the Flowers’

Riesling   |   Eden Valley - Australia
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About

While Eden Valley may not carry the same weight, both figuratively and literally, as Clare Valley…it certainly can and should.  Pewsey Vale, Leo Buring, Dandelion Vineyards and others have paved the way for the citrus-tinged, mineral-driven style that Eden is synonymous with. Enter ‘In The Flowers.’  Louis drew upon the quartz-dominant soils and cool-climate of the Eden but wanted to express a bit more weight and texture to the wine, à la Clare or old world styles.  The result is a textural masterpiece of chalky, leesy, barrel-fermented, half-century old vine Riesling. Good rains in winter 2023 and a mild harvest season made for an excellent combination of quality and quantity from these 1969 planted unirrigated vines.

The fruit was hand-harvested from the Wardlaw’s Pendee Farm at the gateway to the Eden Valley and whole-bunch pressed with full lees to old 228L and 500L French oak barriques for fermentation.  Fermentation kicked off naturally and Louis stirred the lees over the course of two to three weeks.  The wine sat on the lees for three months of aging; it did not see any sulfur addition at this point. After aging, the barrels were racked to tank to settle naturally and bottled without fining and just a gentle sheet filtration and small sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Riesling
  • Vineyard: Pendee Farm (Springton)
  • Vine Age: 55-years-old
  • Soil Type: Clay-loam with quartz-riddled gravel
  • Viticulture: Practicing organic (dry-farmed)
  • Fermentation: Native – neutral 228-500L French oak (100% whole-bunch)
  • Skin Contact: None
  • Aging: 3 months in neutral 228-500L French barriques
  • Alcohol: 10.4%
  • Residual Sugar: 10.3 g/L
  • pH: 2.82
  • Total Acidity: 8.7 g/L
  • Total SO2: 84 ppm
  • Total Production: 390 cases

Tasting Note

Pale green-straw in color, this vintage shines with vibrant floral aromas, hints of dried herbs, and a touch of honey. The palate is zesty and intense, with grapefruit, lime, and lemon complemented by a subtle sweetness and a sprinkle of white pepper.

Press & Reviews

The Wine Front

93

"From older vines, which are dry grown. The wine is barrel fermented, which seemingly helps to add flavour and texture to the wine in its vigorous youth.

It’s got that Real Lemonade feel to it. Tart, refreshing, a lick of slipperiness, decent concentration, softness and gentle ginger nut savouriness in tow. A bit of saline minerality does the trick too. It has layers and good sense of intensity while offering inherent drinkability, a well-meshed acid profile in that somewhat softer, citrus fruit going on. A chisel-like chalky pucker to close does good too. Keen."

- Mike Bennie
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