Schild Estate
Schild Estate wines are created with authenticity and passion. From real earth in the Southern Barossa by generations of a family who have made that place their home.
Ed Schild purchased the Tweedies Gully vineyard in 1977, noting that with its westerly aspect, high altitude and sandy loam soils, the vineyard was a perfect fit for premium Riesling production.
Taking advantage of the cooling afternoon gully winds, particularly in the Summer, the vineyard whilst located on the Barossa Valley side of the line shows a number of characters more akin to its close neighbour, Eden valley.
A single vineyard expression of this variety and now such an important part of the Schild stable, we can’t imagine life before we made Riesling from this unique patch of Barossa dirt.
Winemaker’s Notes
Warm and dry conditions dominated the 2014 growing season ensuring water availability, prudent moisture management and effective crop load monitoring were essential to maintaining both healthy vines and canopies. With this achieved, the lack of any severe hot weather helped us out and ensured the Riesling ripened evenly and was harvested earlier than ever before in order to retain natural acidity and freshness.
Colour: Pale straw with green tinges
Bouquet: Instant aromas of powder-puff lemon sherbet are supported by more subtle hints of summer orange blossom, elderflower and a an unusual touch of celery leaf spice.
Palate: Flavours of soft, juicy, ripe lemon and limes arrive first on the front and mid palates before secondary hints of spice and talc show themselves and lead into a clean mineral chalk finish.
Cellaring: Drink to 2021.
Winemakers: Scott Hazeldine and Alex MacClelland.
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