Tasmania is the most southerly point in the world involved with grape growing and wine making - and the thing that is most surprising is the many microclimates that exist on this island with its maritime climate. The west coast is wet, cold and has rainforest scenery with mountainous terrain, the east coast is very dry ( due to the rainshadow from the mountains) and the north coast also has a good climate for grapes, the soil is good for grape production - overall a great place for cool climate grapes! Pinot Noir is the most planted grape, with Chardonnay following in second place with half its weight per annum. The land is being snapped up by many Australian producers as well as international big producers - so watch this space.
The wine surplus much talked about in Australias mainland does not esist here - they can sell everything they produce ( the level of production is about 3% of the Australian production) and the quality is high, little gets exported .
The grapes for this wine come from 2 vineyards, 87% from the Frogmore Creek vineyard, in Penna, Southern Tasmania, and the remainder 13 % from the Meadowbank Vineyard, Cambridge in South Tasmania.
The grapes for this wine are crushed and de-juiced with only slight pressure then cold-settling overnight. Yeast added to allow it to ferment to full dryness.
This wine waspale lemon and had low aromas of apricot and green apple with a little minerality thrown into the mix. It was dry on the palate with lemon, pithy lime and some apple, great zesty acidity and the alcohol was in balance offering sufficient glycerol to produce a silkt texture in the mouth but not warm on the palate. The length was good with lime and lemon to finish. This was a wine you would recognise as Riesling and love it for its elegant character.
Score : 85
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