The Courtesan Riesling, Wild & Wilder, Clare Valley, Australia

Tasting Note

Zesty and bright, this is South Australian Riesling as it should be - mouth-watering flavours of grapefruit, melon and quince following by some ripe apple notes and a lingering minimality on the finish.

Grapes

100% Riesling.

How to Drink

A natural match with asian dishes typically containing ginger, lemongrass or coriander, but will also sing with simple white fish and shellfish dishes.

Producer Information

Great fruit, grown by great people and made with a lot of love by people that know that wine is all about the good times, delicious food and creating great memories. Founded by Giles Cooke MW & Fergal Tynan MW, who also make the Thistledown wines, the mundane is just not in their DNA. Being involved in every stage of the winemaking process from bud burst to bottle means that every bottle from Wild & Wilder is an experience you’ll want to try again.

Production Information

Fruit was sourced from Justin Ardill's easterly facing vineyard situated in the famed Watervale sub-region at the southern end of the Clare Valley. Mature vines grow on a soil of red clay and limestone and a moderate season combined to ensure that the yields were very low and fruit concentrated, despite the threat of bushfires.

Vinification, as one might expect with good fruit, is very simple - the grapes are picked in the cool of the morning and rapidly transported to the winery where they are lightly crushed and sent to press. Only the purest, free-run juice is retained and fermented at a cool temperature in stainless steel to retain fruit profile, with the finished wine being aged on its lees for 2-3 months before bottling.