Colour:
Light straw with attractive green tints 

Bouquet: 
Fresh fine lime-citrus and floral fruit nose that is typical of excellent quality Riesling. 

Palate: 
This wine is made in a dry style with clean zesty acidity to balance the excellent length. Flavours are long and intense in a citrus spectrum and finish clean, crisp and refreshing. 

Food Suggestions: 
This wine makes a wonderful aperitif on its own, and will complement oysters and sorbets. A local favourite is char-grilled octopus or a more delicate sashimi. 

Cellaring Potential: 
The finesse and elegance of this wine makes it ideal for immediate appeal. Aging over 8-10 years will see the added dimensions of toastiness and mouth feel

Winemaking Notes:
Sydney Hamilton planted the 6 acre (2.6 ha) Riesling vineyard in 1974. Today, it remains dry-grown and produces excellent fruit every year. Our philosophy with this wine is to have minimal handling. Harvesting is in the cold of the early morning and grapes are able to be placed in the air-bag press within minutes of picking. The juice is allowed several weeks contact with juice solids, then racked with some solids to ferment with an aromatic yeast strain. Following fermentation, the wine is allowed to settle on its yeast lees then ultimately receives a light milk fining to aid clarification. This is wine in its purest form – elegant and stylish – from the vine to the glass.

Background Information:
The Leconfield Coonawarra estate was established in 1974 by one of Australia’s most talented winemakers, Sydney Hamilton. In the subsequent three decades, the vineyard has become famous for the distinctive wines it produces. Over the years the Leconfield Riesling has taken its place amongst the best examples in Australia. Our 35-year-old Riesling vines comprise some of the original planting’s on the estate, mature vines which produce a crop of intensely flavoured fruit with wonderful varietal character every year.

Oak Treatment:
Nil