Pikes Traditionale Riesling

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Wine Description

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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Acclaim
“The grapes are part estate and part contract-grown from Polish Hill River, Watervale, Leasingham and Sevenhill, standard vinification. A generous and immediately enjoyable wine, filling the mouth with lime, lemon and apple flavours, perfectly braced by acidity.”
— James Halliday, Feb 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Red-Brown earth over Clay with broken Bluestone subsoil
Training method
VSP
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
25 days
Fermentation temperature:
52 - 59 °F
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Analytical Data
pH level:
2.9
Acidity:
7.9 g/L
Alcohol:
12 %
Residual sugar:
3.9 g/L