2010 MACKENZIE WILLIAM 1896 RIESLING

2010 was our first ever release of Mackenzie William Riesling, named after the eldest grandson of Trevor and Marilyn Harch. We held back a small portion to re-release as an aged Riesling for those of you who love the change in characteristics that a few years of cellaring brings to a Riesling.

In their first year good Rieslings deliver mouthfuls of lime juice and searing acid, but a few years into their lives they start to fill out on the palate and the acid softens. Over the years that follow, the wine mellows and notes reminiscent of buttered toast and honey develop, with the fruit changing in character from limes to more oranges to apricots in growing intensity.

Our single vineyard Eden Valley Riesling is delicately hand-picked from our longstanding vines planted in the 1960s, 1980s, and from our cherished, deep rooted 1890s vines – believed to be some of the oldest in Australia.