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Pewsey Vale Vineyard
1961 Block Riesling 2023

1961 Block Riesling
1961 Block Riesling

Pewsey Vale Vineyard
1961 Block Riesling 2023

A new interpretation of Riesling from the oldest block in the single vineyard. Old vine, handpicked, wild fermented and briefly aged on lees. This wine shows great tautness and line as a young wine that will delight early drinking as well as those who want to put it in the cellar.
Item No. PEWBLO236-BT
3.8 out of 5 Customer Rating
750mL Bottle
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A new interpretation of Riesling from the oldest block in the single vineyard. Old vine, handpicked, wild fermented and briefly aged on lees. This wine shows great tautness and line as a young wine that will delight early drinking as well as those who want to put it in the cellar.
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The Details

Tasting Note This wine is pristine and intense with aromas and flavours of lemon myrtle and tea tree blossom. With crushed quartz minerality, it is evocative, seamless and ageless.
Best Enjoyed With Enjoy with kingfish sashimi and chilli lime dressing, or vegetable spring rolls with Vietnamese herbs.
Treatment The grapes from the oldest vines on our Pewsey Vale Vineyard Estate are handpicked and the juice wild fermented, then aged for a few months on lees before bottling and release. The 1961 Block is proof that a healthy, biodiverse vineyard needs little winemaking intervention, as the grapes and yeast from the vineyard combine perfectly to make this evocative wine.
Vintage 2023
Varietal Riesling
Region Eden Valley
Alcohol by Volume 12.5%
Winemaker Louisa Rose
Cellaring Recommendations 15 years +
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

Accolades

Long, dry and wonderful drinking.
Riesling sourced from a very special site for the variety, with vines planted in 1961 way up near the 500m mark in High Eden. There seems to be a touch more concentration this year? Still steely true and packed with crunchy lime and green apple, Christmas lily, fennel tops, ozone and stone with a focus and minerally velocity that takes the breath away. Long, dry and wonderful drinking.
Dave Brookes

Generous layers of flavor
The Riesling 1961 Block, a slightly unusual take on Eden Valley Riesling, is always worth seeking out. Wild yeast ferments and some lees aging add impressive details to the traditional Pewsey Vale package. Tightly wound, it offers up a focused core of saline and granitic aromas with an exotic citrus skin and pith lift. The 2023 is textural and savory in style. A refreshing burst of acidity underpins generous layers of flavor before unwinding over a more supple finish. This is a wine that needs a little time to show its best.
Angus Hughson
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