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NOTES
Holm Oak Vineyards was established in 1983, and takes its name from the Holm Oak trees planted on the property. The vineyard is owned by Ian and Robyn Wilson and is leased by Rebecca and her partner Tim Duffy. Rebecca is a qualified winemaker and Holm Oak is one of the few smaller family owned wineries who produce and make their own wines on site. This allows for greater individuality of the wines as Rebecca has full control of the wines from the vineyard through to the bottle. The individual attention that she is able to devote to each parcel of fruit ensures that each wine has its own unique personality.
Rebecca is a qualified winemaker with 10 years of winemaking experience including vintages in McLaren Vale Coonawarra, Napa Valley. She most recently worked at Capel Vale Wines in Western Australia where she was senior winemaker. Tim is an agronomist with extensive viticultural experience. He was born and bred in Nyah, near Swan Hill in Victoria, and his family have a long and successful viticultural history.
TASTING NOTES
The 2008 vintage was warm and relatively dry resulting in good conditions for the production of cool climate Riesling. The fruit was picked at 11.0Be to enable the production of a citrus and mineral style Riesling with the characteristic cool climate floral characters also evident.
The fruit was fermented at low temperatures and with an aromatic yeast strain to preserve and enhance the natural fruit characters of the wine. Following fermentation the wine was stabilised and bottled under screw cap to ensure maximum freshness.
The 2008 Riesling is a vibrant and lively wine. The nose displays aromas of lime leaf jasmine whilst the palate shows mineral characteristics with fantastic fruit purity and steely acidity, which is balanced by a small amount of residual sugar.
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