Alpha Box and Dice Very Special Riesling
Alpha Box and Dice Very Special Riesling - Notes of Kaffir lime leaves, lemon blossoms and grapefruit pith with some zesty herbal notes poking through on the nose .Refreshing and linear acidity that drives through the palate, which is slightly softened at the end by the residual sugar content. Lemon curd and floral notes.
From the Brackenwood Vineyard, Hope Forest, Adelaide Hills where the soils consist of ironstone and quartz gravel in the loam topsoil, over heavier clay subsoil. The vineyard is biodynamic/organically managed. VSP spur pruned on a permanent cordon with lifting wires, drip irrigated and netted. Grapes are handpicked with low level of botrytis, pressed to tank and floated to remove most solids. Fermented with native yeasts at 11 degrees for two months. Stopped with 15g/l residual sugar remaining. Matured in cask/foudre for 10 months. Three months of bottle ageing prior to release.
Sold in cases of 12 bottles