2017 Ravensworth Riesling

Highly Rated
An awe-inspiring release of Riesling from Canberra cult hero, Bryan Martin.

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Those that have ever tasted the exquisite wines from the Clonakilla stable should know that most of them have been touched by the hands of Ravensworth owner/winemaker/butcher/purveyor of smoked meats, Bryan Martin.

The Ravensworth project is a chance for him to captain his own ship. The wines are some of the best value in the country.

This is a scintillating expression of Riesling. Nothing fancy (apart from a small component made in ceramic egg). Just amazing fruit made with a gentle and precise touch. It was no surprise to us that we loved this, as we have loved everything we have tried from Bryan recently. Our only gripe is that he never makes enough.

 

VINEYARD

Our estate on Patemans lane and then a lot from our good friend Richard Parker (Not the tiger) from Long Rail gully which is about 10 clicks away to the north.

SOIL

Varied but mostly the regional duplex, decomposed granite, red loamy clay

SLOPE

Varied

VINTAGE NOTES

A much later bud burst set the season up for a later than lately one. Perfect flowering conditions in early December set a moderate crops of near perfect fruit. Some mid-vintage rain clouded our mood but not enough to damage any fruit. So all G as they say.

WINEMAKING NOTES

LRG whole bunch pressed to settling tanks, then racked to stainless steel vats, temperature set at 15C. A pretty uneventful ferment and then cleaned up for an early bottling. Our fruit whole bunched pressed to 4 ceramic eggs, full solids and a much warmer, un-innoculated ferment proceeded.

Note two eggs are still in the cellar to release next year as a counterpoint to this version. Set you clocks to Feb 2018.

ANALYSIS

pH2.85, TA 9.3g/l, RS 3g/l, FSO2 22ppm.

95 Points - "From Ravensworth estate vineyard and Long Rail Gully vineyard - a regional representation of riesling from Canberra District, is how it is known. In the wings, a single site wine (from Bryan Martin's family home vineyard). The wine to be released looks the goods, but isn't formally named yet as a cuvee - just FYI on all that. This wine, however, has been stellar in past. No slouch now. Difficult to think of many wines this quality at the price, too. Insanity. Or maybe not…Brilliant wine of freshness, deliciousness, ease of drinking yet inherent complexity from pure fruit expression and faint winemaking influences. Shows floral, citrusy, lemongrass spicy, a faint ozone scent and suggestions of slate. Palate has more citrusy tang, composed, vital, long in flavour, embossed with flint/slate mineral character once more. Crystalline texture, indeed. More thanks. Super."

Ravensworth

Bryan Martin is one of the most creative and inquisitive winemakers we've ever met. After leaving his position as winemaker alongside Tim Kirk at Canberra regional flagbearer, Clonakilla, Bryan went full steam in on his own label Ravensworth, which has firmly hit cult status amongst collectors.

He and his wife Jocelyn have a beautiful property outside of Murrumbateman which is home to all of their excellent Estate wines and Bryan also searches surrounding vineyards and out to the Hilltops region to compile his excellent value Regional series of wines. Sustainability and an unwavering commitment to quality across the board underpin the entire operation at Ravensworth. Perhaps best known for his benchmark Shiraz Viognier and textural Rieslings, Bryan is also arguably the country's best producer of Sangiovese and is a true master of the dark art of skin-contact whites.

Bryan embodies everything we love about small artisanal Australian producers. He is humble, irreverent, committed to the pursuit of excellence and always looking to explore. Quite simply, if you see a Ravensworth wine anywhere, you should buy it.

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