Mamre Brook Eden Valley Riesling 2023
Saltram
Mamre Brook Eden Valley Riesling 2023
Saltram
Mamre Brook Eden Valley Riesling 2023
Overview
Overview
Created in a traditional style, this ‘Survivor’ Vine Riesling from Eden Valley, has notes of citrus blossom, bath salts and musk. The fruit for this wine was sourced from old vines planted in 1935 in Eden Valley.
Eden Valley is in a slightly elevated region of the Barossa, perfect for growing Riesling as the higher elevation helps retain natural acidity and lengthens the growing season.
This wine has excellent length of flavour and reflects the qualities of Eden Valley-fine, elegant, and flavoursome
| Varietal | Riesling |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Eden Valley |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 11.5% |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2029 |
| Winemaker | Alex Mackenzie |
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Chicken
Lamb
Duck
Pasta
Veg
Spicy Food
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Perfumed with intense aromas of white nectarines, jasmine, and fresh lemons and limes.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Eden Valley, South Australia
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.
The 2022/23 growing season was wet and cool by Barossa standards. Soil moisture was above average due to the wettest Spring since 1992-setting up the season ahead with disease pressure and rain event challenges. The Survivor vines yielded lower than average and consequently fruit matured evenly. The fruit quality was very good with optimum flavours and ripeness, while retaining natural fresh acidity. These cooler conditions saw the grape phenology mature in line with sugars levels, producing full flavoured wines which retained their natural acidity.
Alex MacKenzie - Winemaker
Alex started as 10th Winemaker at Saltram in 2017, however his first connection with Saltram was in 2001, working alongside the 8th maker, Nigel Dolan. Alex brings with him over fifteen years of winemaking experience and a great love of the Barossa. His style is down to earth – allowing the season and dirt to speak for themselves – keeping winemaking simple to enable a pure expression of Barossa fruit, as is the Saltram tradition.