Mort's Block Riesling
⏳ Drikkevindue
2021 - 2031
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh oysters, spicy Thai cuisine, grilled white fish
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the Watervale sub-region of South Australia's famed Clare Valley, Mort's Block Riesling is a poignant tribute to Mort Mitchell, father of Kilikanoon's founder Kevin Mitchell. Mort planted these vines in the classic terra rossa soils—red loam over limestone—which define the region's finest white wines. This terroir imparts a striking mineral tension and pristine citrus focus to the wine. Crafted using traditional, gentle basket pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the purity of the fruit, Mort's Block is celebrated for its laser-like acidity, intense lime juice aromas, and wet-stone minerality. It stands as a benchmark of Clare Valley Riesling, capturing both family heritage and regional typicity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Kilikanoon blev grundlagt i 1997 af vinmageren Kevin Mitchell og ligger i den naturskønne Clare Valley i South Australia. Vingården henter sine druer fra historiske, lavtydende gamle vinstokke fordelt over en række forskellige mikroklimaer og jordbundstyper, og huset er dedikeret til at skabe vine med enestående kraft, præcision og regional autenticitet. Kilikanoon har opnået stor international anerkendelse for sine dybt koncentrerede, strukturerede rødvine – heriblandt især flagskibene Oracle Shiraz og Prodigal Grenache – side om side med krystalklare, gemmeværdige Clare Valley Riesling-vine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
12.0-12.5%