Crawford River Serendipitous Riesling 2010 [Museum Release 2020]

Winemakers Notes "In some years, the vineyard can produce some unexpected surprises and 2010 created one in particular. Upon deciding that a part of one of our Riesling blocks had reached optimum flavour-sugar balance, as is the norm, we picked it. We were ecstatic to taste the luscious, sweet-fruit palate of the free run juice, although more than a little surprised to discover its potential alcohol level! We decided to optimise what the vineyard had given us and make a select Riesling, with thoughts turning to the German Auslese style (meaning select harvest). We did select bunch by bunch as we made a Nektar with the botrytis affected fruit left to hang, we think this wine is a wonderful expression of our site.

100% whole bunch pressed to avoid over extraction of shrivelled fruit. The first juice from the press was 15.2 Baume and it was decided that an Auslese style was in order. Fermented with neutral yeast until equilibrium between sugar and acidity was reached. The wine retained 66 grams per litre of sugar."

"Deep, bright golden yellow colour with an intriguing nose of beeswax, lemon-curd, burnt lime and honey. Very complex, the palate rich and concentrated in flavour, quite sweet in the middle and yet finishing cleanly, with seamless acidity and soft phenolics. Sublime bouquet and flavour; long, long aftertaste. A gorgeous medium-sweet riesling." - 97 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Country: Australia
Producer: Crawford River Wines
Region: Henty