Description
Sons of Eden are well and truly stars of the Barossa. Co-owners, Corey Ryan (“cut his teeth” as winemaker at Henschke for 10 years) winemaker and Simon Cowham (ex-viticulturist Yalumba) are on song with this limited single vineyard release!
About this wine from the winemakers: The High Eden sub-region of Eden Valley is a small and unique region designated by its high altitude, however it is also defined by the schist soils and rocky outcrops, vast exposure and undulating hillside aspects, enhancing its suitability for growing Riesling. The skies over High Eden are typified by ‘Cirrus’ cloud formations for most of the growing and harvest seasons, making for a picturesque backdrop to the vineyards and a perfect name for this wine. The Cirrus Riesling is made from the highly prized Boems Springs vineyard at 550 metres in High Eden ( very low yielding due to wind exposure and schist rock soils) and made in only exemplary years.
Pale green in colour, with fresh lemon juice and a hint of wildflower aromas. The palate has a distinctive zest, displaying focus and refinement with great flavour intensity and freshness. Released after a minimum of 12 months bottle maturation, this wine will mature for many years to come.
Super smart offering bound to give you joy for many years from this extraordinary High Eden vineyard.
97 Points, Wine Orbit, Sam Kim “Exquisite and poised, the wine displays vibrant notes of crunchy apple, lime/lemon peel, and wet limestone, leading to a brilliantly focused palate that showcases remarkable concentration and balance. It’s refined and elegant, with excellent structure, finishing with stunning tension and energy.”
95 Points, James Suckling “Mineral-driven with tightly wound aromas of gun smoke, lemon peel and green apple skin. The palate is light- to medium-bodied with electric acidity, a generous mouthfeel, and highly complex notes of grapefruit rind, flint, lime curd and river stones. A masterfully constructed wine that will age for decades to come.”
95 Points, Dave Brookes for Halliday Wine Companion “Single-vineyard Riesling from High Eden, some 550m above sea level. Pale straw in the glass with aromas of fresh lime, grapefruit and green apple with hints of citrus blossom, crushed quartz and lemon drops. There is a real intensity to the wine’s precision here, a steely stare and briny, sapid intensity as it powers across the palate, crystalline and showing great velocity.”
95 Points, Andrew Caillard MW & Angus Hughson – The Vintage Journal “Pale colour. Fragrant lemon curd, lifted bath salts, developed oil skin notes and camomile. Beautifully concentrated wine, ample lemon-lime freshness, grapefruit and touch of lanolin. Plenty of vinosity and freshness carried by a fine loose-knit chalky texture and superb length.
RRP $63 Our Special Price $51.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine
