Botrytis Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–15 years from the vintage release, developing deeper petrol, toast, and amber honey notes over time.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, lemon tart, fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
Lindemans Botrytis Riesling is a luscious testament to the magic of 'noble rot' (Botrytis cinerea) in South Australia's premium cool-climate pockets. When autumn mists blanket the vineyards, this beneficial fungus pierces the grape skins, dehydrating the berries and concentrating their natural sugars, acids, and flavors. Lindemans, with its deep pioneering roots dating back to 1843, masterfully harnesses this natural phenomenon to produce a dessert wine of incredible depth. The wine undergoes a slow, cool fermentation to preserve the intense aromatic profile of apricot, candied citrus peel, and wild honey, balanced beautifully by Riesling's signature vibrant acidity that prevents the wine from feeling cloying.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1843 by British naval surgeon Dr. Henry John Lindeman at Cawarra on the Paterson River in the Hunter Valley, Lindemans stands among Australia's oldest and most influential wine houses. Now operating under the stewardship of Treasury Wine Estates, the estate transitioned from its historic Hunter Valley roots to encompass prized viticultural holdings across Coonawarra's famed terra rossa soils, Padthaway, and the broader South Eastern Australia multi-regional sourcing corridor. Viticulturally committed to certified sustainable winegrowing and enterprise-wide carbon neutrality targets, Lindemans champions approachable fruit purity complemented by subtle oak structuring. The label achieved global renown through its ubiquitous Bin Series, pioneered by the internationally acclaimed Bin 65 Chardonnay alongside Bin 85 Pinot Grigio and Bin 50 Shiraz. At its apex, the producer crafts historic, cellar-worthy benchmarks such as the Coonawarra Trio—comprising the St George Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Limestone Ridge Shiraz Cabernet, and Pyrus—celebrating structured cool-climate Australian regionality.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
9.5% - 11%