Riesling 2023

Made form the pressing of our Reserve Riesling, this is still from our Dry Grown Vineyard and simply a 2nd tier Riesling showing lots of lemon, floral and zesty acid finish. Chill down a bottle this summer as it is prefect after a day at the beach.

VINEYARD

Fruit sourced from our 42-year-old 12-hectare Dry Grown Vineyard. Our old vines are not irrigated; something quite unusual in these days of mass commercial production. We prefer low-yielding wine crops with small berries. Although it limits our volume, having smaller fruit fosters an intensity of the flavour, with most of the colour and tannin of the grape being concentrated in or near the skin. The characteristically cool climate of the district ensures slow ripening of the grapes, which also allows for the development of rich flavour and quality grape juice. Grown on ancient gravely loams in Mount Barker, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, an area renowned for excellence in cool climate viticulture. Our old vines are all cane pruned and yield 2 tonnes per hectare with small bunch weights which add intensity of character and flavour. Galafrey harvest their grapes from mid-March to late April depending on the season.

VINTAGE COMMENTS

VINTAGE COMMENTS

After a dry spring we had cool conditions this vintage providing a perplexing vintage of both a dry and cool vintage in one. I have never seen one like it before. After a very dry but mild summer we had cool conditions during vintage. Temperatures were low but so was the rainfall providing both dry and cool conditions for the grapes. Whites look excellent. While reds will be lower in volume, pH and alcohol. 

WINEMAKING

The dry, cool climate of Mount Barker is famous for their Rieslings. The Galafrey 2022 Riesling is yet again a stellar performer and reflects this unique region. Exhibiting chalk, mineral, lime and passion fruit, this much-maligned variety is a stand out, serious wine. We endeavour through meticulous viticulture and wine production sympathetic to the vintage conditions to produce a wine that will express varietal characters in tune with its sense of place Winemaking is geared toward producing a wine that is well balanced, lively, well structured, has great cellaring potential and most importantly drinkable.