2023 Mystery Clare Valley Riesling Deal No. 71

• Producer: Mystery
• Varietal: Riesling
• Region: Clare Valley
• Alcohol: 12.0%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2023
• Cellar until 2031

Very pale straw green. A bright and fresh nose with powerful kaffir lime and citrus blossom aromas overlaying complexing charcters of bath salts and wet stones. The palate is concentrated and flinty with grapefruit and candied peel flavours overlaying granny smith apple fruit characters, wound around a tight and flinty backbone of acidity and pithy texture, resulting in a wine with great length and drive that will reward cellaing if you have the discipline!

Fruit was sourced from premium, dry grown vineyards in the Watervale subregion of the Clare Valley, where the vines are rooted in quintessential “terra rossa” soils over limestone. They are hand-pruned and shoot thinned to ensure balanced ripening, before being harvested in the cool of the night. The combination of these conditions and the long, mild 2023 growing season resulted in concentrated fruit with great levels of natural acidity and ripe fruit flavours.

“We always say that Riesling is made in the vineyard. So, once the fruit was harvested and in the winery, this wine was gently handled with minimal intervention and precise attention to detail. We included a small percentage of solids into the clarified juice prior to fermentation at 12–14ºC in order to build texture while preserving freshness and flavour.

“This Riesling displays lifted aromas of Kaffir lime and citrus blossom that are classically Watervale in nature. The palate is concentrated and flinty with grapefruit and candied peel flavours complemented by hints of green apples, framed around a tight mineral backbone and pithy texture. The crisp acidity, a result of the mild season, gives the wine finesse and great length, which drinks well now but will cellar for many years to come.”

 

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