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Created as part of the evolving Penfolds white wine development program, Reserve Bin Aged Release Eden Valley Riesling captures the essence of the mature Eden Valley Riesling style. The region's high altitude and cool climate produces riesling of great complexity and capacity for long term cellaring. South Australia is gaining worldwide recognition for producing a definitive Australian Riesling style, with Eden Valley courting the Clare Valley as its two finest exponents.
After 5 years maturation, this Riesling from Eden Valley is incredibly fresh and youthful with only slight hints of toastiness beginning to show through. Chamomile, coriander seed and dried herbs are evident alongside aromas of freshly cut straw, lemongrass and lemon salve. There is also just a dash of lanolin waxiness typical of quality aged Riesling.
The palate, also extremely youthful, has lashings of citrus - in particular lemon - fresh lemon juice, lemon myrtle and lemon sherbet. It’s a tight and linear wine with a chalklike phenolic grip to finish. An amazingly youthful wine from an exceptional Eden Valley vintage! A wine to be enjoyed now or has the potential to cellar for many years to come.
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Cool-climate Eden Valley is no lush farmland with gently undulating hills: its rugged, windswept terrain and steeply sloping gradients are peppered with rocky outcrops and gnarled gum trees. Eden Valley’s ancient soils and its varied topography nourish a range of distinctive, aromatic and elegant wines. Traditional grape growing in the region focuses on sustainability and authenticity.
After average Winter rainfall, Spring brought about very dry weather, a pattern that continuing throughout the Summer months. Extreme weather events with very high day and night temperatures reduced the size of the crop, while an excellent finish to the ripening season with above average temperatures and dry days were perfect for producing optimum flavour intensity and maturity.
Key to the success of Penfolds has been a lineage of visionary winemakers. There have only ever been four Chief Winemakers at the helm of Penfolds – Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval and Peter Gago, each a custodian of a rich winemaking tradition that goes back for more than 170 years.
Our current Penfolds winemaking team has more than 100 years between them as Penfolds winemakers. They are constantly refining and improving their work, whilst honouring the winemaking techniques of their predecessors.