Ros Ritchie, Mansfield, Victoria
After graduating from Roseworthy at the end of 1981, Ros returned home to Victoria to help establish and set up the Delatite winery. She was the winemaker for Delatite for the next 25 years, producing and growing the range of wines; these included the classic aromatics, methode champenoise sparkling, as well as red varietals and blends.
Many of these wines gained consistent critical acclaim both nationally and internationally, with 13 trophies, 39 Gold, 67 Silver and over 210 Bronze medals.
Over the years she took several opportunities to travel within France, Germany and Italy several times, but especially to Alsace, Baden, the Mosel, Rheingau and Pfalz, whose wines strengthened her passion for riesling and gewürztraminer and stimulated her interest in pinot gris...
2017 riesling
Barwite Vineyard
A fine, elegant Riesling. Selected and hand-picked from Rows 35-64 of the Barwite Vineyard on Long Lane east of Mansfield;
Tasting Notes
Floral aromas, lime and ripe grapefruit with notes of minerality are the prime characters of this wine and its fragrance and intensity makes it delicious for drinking now. The delicate flavours have an intense purity and the wine was left with a low residual sweetness, in perfect balance with its fine acidity. Production: 480 cases
Alc 12.0% pH 2.9 TA 8.2g/l Resid 7g/l2
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