Nose
Made purely from
free run juice, this elegant yet f
ull flavoured wine has an abundance of floral
character on the nose.
Palate
Palate balanced by zesty citrus flavour and crisp clean
mineral acidity. The complexity and structure of this Riesling ensures terrific
cellaring potential.
Growing Conditions
The 2017
growing season at Ashbrook was typified by warm sunny days and
cool nights.
A hail event in early Spring
reduced the volume of the early
varietals like Chardonnay but intensified characteristics. Once again disease
pressure was minimal
due to Ashbrook’s predominantly lyre trellis system. A
bumper and lengthy Marri blossom meant Silver-
eye bird damage was
negligible
for the earlier varietals however all nets were unrolled for the later
varietals as it unfortunately didn’t carry through. All said and done the white
varieties were harvested at optimum flavour ripeness. Yields were
back to our
traditional volumes
but
most importantly
the quality was impeccable.
The 2017
wines will have lower alcohol levels due to the lack of any heat waves before or
during
vintage
so the result is wines with an elegance and fullness, magnificent.
Harvest
Hand picked.
Bottling
15th
May 2017.
Appearance
A
pristinely clear rim, bright straw in colour with hues of green.
