Gullyview Estate, Riesling “Brothers” Watervale, Clare Valley, Southern Australia 2024 skincontact pencil shavings

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just outside a town whose name begins with Châteauneuf and whose vineyards are littered with the Rhône’s most quintessential terroir feature: the rounded river stones called galets roulés

Harvest is by hand

The attentive care that Bruno gives to the grapes and the winemaking process as a whole leads to wines of superb quality

Gullyview Estate, Riesling “Brothers” Watervale, Clare Valley, Southern Australia 2024 skincontact pencil shavingsThe nose is lifted and floral, with subtle hints of fennel and pine needle. Quite unique, and very appealing. On the palate you get typical lemon notes, but that's followed by a lime cordial character that coats the mouth, and it is entwined with a powerful minerality which drives the wine and offers an appealing chalky texture. Sourced from their high altitude Gullyview and Watervale vineyards of grey and red clay limestone. Crushed and destemmed and