2024 Smith Family Vineyard Polish Hill Riesling
Adelina, Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia
- Brodie Smith's Ruchioch vineyard, Polish Hill River: grey sandy loam on shale and limestone at 465 m.
- Southern Cross certified organic; picked in the cool of the morning, free-run juice fermented cool to dryness.
- Lemon meringue, ginger and talc with a saline edge; the most concentrated Adelina Riesling.
- Vintage
- 2024
- Region
- Polish Hill River / Clare
- Vineyard
- Smith's Ruchioch
- Grower
- Brodie Smith
- Elevation
- 465m
- Vine age
- 24 years
- Soil profile
- Grey sandy loam on shale and limestone
- Farming
- Southern Cross certified organic
- pH
- 2.93
- TA
- 7.21 g/l
- RS
- 0.8 g/l
- Alc
- 12.3%
Winemaking
Fruit harvested in the cool of the morning, destemmed, crushed then pressed. The free run juice is fractioned, settled and fermented cool until dryness.
Critics
96 points, Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)
Tasting Notes
The most concentrated of the three Rieslings: lime, lemon meringue, green apple, ginger and talc, with florals. A touch of fruit sweetness is held in check by saline minerality and tight citrus. Detailed and long. Drink now to 2035.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.