Tasting Notes for Hochkirch Riesling Towards Laidlaws from the Winery

Skin contact is evident with pale yellow colour. Sweet lemon/citrus nose with hint of wet stone. Sweet riesling fruit in mouth over dry, lively acid backbone and finishing with that engaging touch of noble phenolic bitterness.

Hochkirch

Hochkirch vineyard lies on a north facing slope 250 m. above sea level along an elevated plateau running southwest from Dunkeld at the foot of the Grampians in far south west Victoria. The vines high-density and are dry farmed (no irrigation) and no synthetic fungicides, pesticides or fertilisers are used. Long slow fermentation, natural yeasts, no filtration, minimal intervention and additives. 1.5 Hectares of Riesling certified Biodynamic by Demeter.

Aussie riesling winners: Pewsey Vale, Hochkirch, Lehmann, Brown Brothers and more

Biodynamically grown: 2012 Hochkirch Riesling, Henty Vic, $34. Really lively riesling: full of vibrant yellow citrus tang.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/food-wine//aussie-riesling-winners-pewsey-vale-hochkirch-lehmann-brown-brothers-and-more/story-e6frg8jo-1227186696199

2016 Hochkirch, Henty, Vic, $35 - Riesling with texture and length

Previous vintages of this Demeter-certified biodynamic riesling have often displayed particularly delicious ripe fruit flavours, but the 2016 dials those characters up to 11: it's bursting with soft ripe pear and peach, and has an almost honeyed richness while all the time retaining crucial fresh, balancing acidity. 

Australia's top 20 rieslings - Gourmet Traveller Review Feb 2017

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