Shaw + Smith Riesling

Shaw + Smith Riesling

Wine Description

Shaw + Smith has a long standing love of Riesling and believes the Adelaide Hills produces fine examples with ageing potential. Site is most important, so much so that Shaw + Smith took a Riesling hiatus from 2010 to 2013, until preferred sites were found in 2014. Intense and textural, the Shaw + Smith Riesling is produced using sustainable winemaking practices and is suitable for vegans.

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Acclaim
“The 2023 Adelaide Hills Riesling is spicy and quite rich, with layers of chalk and cheesecloth, fresh cut lime, apple skins and brine, textural phenolics and length. It is possessed of a pretty, lime acid line, which is juicy and plump; it helps fill out the fruit and make for a mouthful of flavor and sensation. I like it!” — Wine Advocate, May 2024
“A pretty and approachable riesling with tonnes of floral and sweet citrus lift. Attractive in the bouquet, gentle though, jasmine and honeysuckle whiffs with candied, mixed citrus peel, green tea and lime, flavours more set to that sweeter citrus spectrum though the wine finishes with gentle dryness and some sage leaf notes and a squirt of pink grapefruit juice. There's a sense of evenness and good extension of flavour too. A pleasing, easy-drinking riesling that feels refreshing and quietly interesting at once.” – (Silver) — James Halliday, Dec 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Lenswood, Mt Torrens
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Total SO2
132
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Analytical Data
pH level:
2.96
Acidity:
7.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
26 g/L
Total SO2
132
Residual sugar:
6.7 g/L
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Wine Production

The grapes are all hand picked. Half are whole bunch pressed and half are crushed and pressed, each fermented separately. The wine is blended and spends four months on lees prior to bottling.

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About the Vineyard

The grapes are all hand-picked from high and cool sites in Lenswood and Mt Torrens in the Adelaide Hills region. With higher elevation and higher rainfall than the surrounding Barossa and Eden Valleys, this Riesling has higher acidity and lower alcohol, expressing exciting citrus zest flavors.