2021 Koerner Watervale Riesling

A unique expression of Clare Valley Riesling from the Watervale sub-region. This has texture and breadth unlike any other Riesling in the region. Fascinating and delicious!

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The Koerner Riesling is grown on the Koerner family vineyard, Gullyview, in Watervale, Clare Valley.

This vineyard has been farmed by the Koerners for 35 years, the sons Damon and Jonathan are intimate with the fruit and it shows. This is Watervale Riesling with more character and texture than the 'classic' styles of wine the region is famous for.

The fruit spent 18 hours on skins and was fermented and aged in a combination of stainless, ceramic egg and old oak. No fining, filtering or additions apart from a smidge of sulphur. It has texture and vitality and a load of interest.

It's a new look at a staple of the Australian wine landscape by a family owned operation. Great stuff.

Riesling but not as you know it - aromatic with texture and spice.

Vineyard: Gullyview & Parish Vineyards, Watervale

Blocks: Grace, Parish & Gullyview. Planted: 1973, 1923 & 1973

Soil type: Red clay on limestone (Gullyview & Grace), Red clay on slate and iron stone (Parish)

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Processing: Crush and destem. Time on skins: 18 hours in press

Pressing: Free run only, minimal press rotations

Cooling / settling: Cold settled off dirt and heavy solids for 3 days

Fermentation: Natural ferment in Steel & ceramic amphora for 2 months. Aging vessel: Stainless steel on fine lees for 8 months

Bottled: October 2021. Alc: 11.8

Filtration: No. Fining: No.

94 Points - "Delicious expression here, supple, limey, appley, exotic spice, a touch savoury, glints with grapefruit pith and white flesh watermelon rind characters and finishes with a talc-like minerally charm. Fragrant, approachable, pushing to medium weight for the variety and just down right delicious and ready to go. Yum. And classy." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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The Koerner brothers, Damon and Jono, are on a mission to reimagine the Clare Valley.

Working with their established family vineyard and other neighbouring sites they manage, the boys play with a mix of 'classic' Clare Valley varieties such as Riesling, Cabernet and Malbec, as well as a suite of alternate varieties including Carignan, Sciacarello and Australia's best Vermentinos, that show a different side of this iconic Australian wine region.

With excellent farming and contemporary hands-off winemaking, often utilising terracotta and ceramic vessels for fermenting, these wines are fresh, flavoursome and full of character. A star on the rise.

The Koerner brothers, Jono and Damon - Clare Valley, SA Koerner

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