Tapanappa Eden Valley 2023 Riesling

The hand-picked Riesling grapes were delivered to the Tapanappa Winery in the Piccadilly Valley. There, they were destemmed, roller crushed and chilled to 2oC on the way to the Willmes airbag press. Some of the separated stalks were added back to the cold must in the press to assist rapid juice draining.

The drained, cold free run juice was augmented by the first light pressing fraction and allowed to settle in tank to achieve juice clarity. After an extended settling, the clear Riesling juice was racked and warmed to fermentation tank to undergo a three-month cool fermentation with one of Tapanappa’s selected yeast strains. At the finish of fermentation, the dry wine was chilled to -2oC, to settle the yeast and cold stabilise the wine.

After a month of settling, the clear wine was racked and carefully bottled to preserve the delicate aromas and flavours of the special Riesling variety.