Mort's Reserve Watervale Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Freshly shucked oysters, spicy Thai green curry, pan-seared trout with lemon herb butter.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Mort's Reserve Watervale Riesling is a poignant tribute to Mort Mitchell, father of Kilikanoon's founder Kevin Mitchell, who meticulously planted the golden hillside vineyards of Watervale. Sourced from these prized, low-yielding vines in the Clare Valley, this wine embodies the region's unique terroir, characterized by red loam over limestone soils and a microclimate of warm days and cool, crisp nights. Crafted using traditional cool-fermentation techniques in stainless steel tanks, the wine preserves the absolute purity of the fruit. It showcases the classic Watervale signature of intense citrus, vibrant lime juice, and a distinct, chalky mineral backbone that has made Clare Valley Riesling legendary among collectors worldwide.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1997 by winemaker Kevin Mitchell, Kilikanoon is situated in the picturesque Clare Valley of South Australia. Sourcing fruit from historic, low-yielding old vines across diverse microclimates and soil profiles, the estate is dedicated to crafting wines of remarkable power, precision, and regional authenticity. The winery has earned widespread international acclaim for its deeply concentrated, structured red wines—most notably the flagship Oracle Shiraz and Prodigal Grenache—alongside crystalline, age-worthy Clare Valley Rieslings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 13%