Pikes

Traditionale Riesling

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Pikes

Traditionale Riesling

The Riesling vines that produce Pikes Dry Riesling Traditionale enjoy east to southeast exposure and for the most part are ungrafted with just a small percentage planted on rootstock. The soils are red brown earth over clay, with slate and broken bluestone sub-soil.  It is this slate and bluestone sub-soil as well as the cooler climate of Polish Hill that contributes to Riesling’s intense mineral character and complexity.

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Tasting Notes

Brilliant, pale green. Pristine aromas of lime, lemon and grapefruit dominate initially, with some gentle floral notes kicking in behind these. Maybe just a suggestion of wet slate/stones too. Very typical and very attractive. The palate is chockful of the citrus characters aforementioned, well balanced by the zingy acid that provides much of the drive to the finish. Finishes clean and dry with just a hint of textural grip. 

Food Pairing

An incomperable oyster wine.

The Riesling vines that produce Pikes Dry Riesling Traditionale enjoy east to southeast exposure and for the most part are ungrafted with just a small percentage planted on rootstock. The soils are red brown earth over clay, with slate and broken bluestone sub-soil.  It is this slate and bluestone sub-soil as well as the cooler climate of Polish Hill that contributes to Riesling’s intense mineral character and complexity.

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Tasting Notes

Brilliant, pale green. Pristine aromas of lime, lemon and grapefruit dominate initially, with some gentle floral notes kicking in behind these. Maybe just a suggestion of wet slate/stones too. Very typical and very attractive. The palate is chockful of the citrus characters aforementioned, well balanced by the zingy acid that provides much of the drive to the finish. Finishes clean and dry with just a hint of textural grip. 

Food Pairing

An incomperable oyster wine.

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POINTS
“A warm, ripe style of Clare Riesling, this touches on apricot flavors even as the bath-powder and lemon-pith notes of acidity keep it youthfully restrained. The flavors are reticent and structured for aging, though you could chill this now to enjoy with oysters.”
Wine & Spirits
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POINTS
“Intensely juicy, with vivid pineapple and lemon notes that mingle with a hint of crunchy fresh fennel.”
Wine Spectator
“The multi-trophy winning 2016 The Merle may be hard done by, but the consistency and expression of Clare riesling fruit in the ‘Trad’ is always impressive. I opened six bottles of 2002 Clare riesling from different producers for the judges at the Wine Show of Western Australia in 2016, all under screw cap, and the Pikes was the pick by far – at 14 years a stellar example of aged riesling.”
James Halliday

Vineyard & Production Info

Soil composition:
Red-Brown earth over Clay with broken Bluestone subsoil
Training method:
VSP

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
25 days
Fermentation temperature:
52 - 59 °F

Analytical Data

pH level:
2.8
Acidity:
8.1 g/L
Alcohol:
11.5 %
Residual sugar:
3.9 g/L