Jelka Vineyard Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh oysters, salt and pepper squid, spicy Thai curry
✨ Technical Specifications
While Brokenwood is deeply rooted in the Hunter Valley, their pursuit of varietal excellence has led them to source exceptional fruit from Australia's other premier cool-climate regions. The Jelka Vineyard Riesling is a testament to this exploration, hailing from the prestigious Eden Valley in South Australia. Renowned for its high elevation, ancient soils, and cool nights, the Eden Valley provides the perfect conditions for Riesling to ripen slowly while retaining its signature electric acidity. Brokenwood's winemaking approach here is one of minimal intervention, utilizing protective handling and cool fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the pristine primary fruit and distinct mineral drive of the vineyard.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney lawyers Tony Albert, John Beeston, and acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, Brokenwood Wines began on a modest 10-acre block in Pokolbin within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Guided for decades by veteran managing director and chief winemaker Iain Riggs, the estate evolved from a passionate weekend venture into one of Australia's most prestigious and benchmark wine producers. Brokenwood embraces a philosophy of precise, low-intervention winemaking designed to let terroir and varietal clarity shine across both estate-grown Hunter Valley fruit and carefully selected parcels across Australia. The winery has achieved global acclaim particularly for its crisp, cellar-worthy Hunter Valley Semillons and its flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, alongside popular lifestyle bottlings like the iconic Cricket Pitch label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling