Gold Label Riesling
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Enjoy fresh and vibrant within 1 to 3 years of vintage, or cellar for 5 to 15 years to experience its complex, developed honeyed characteristics.
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Freshly shucked oysters, spicy Thai green curry, or salt and pepper squid.
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Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling is a benchmark expression of South Australian Riesling, primarily sourced from the cool-climate, high-altitude vineyards of the Eden Valley. Wolfgang Blass's vision of showcasing regional excellence is beautifully realized in this elegant white wine. The Eden Valley's rocky, mineral-rich soils and significant diurnal temperature shifts allow the Riesling grapes to ripen slowly, retaining their signature piercing natural acidity and intense aromatic profile. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its pristine fruit purity, this wine avoids oak contact to highlight the grape's natural character. It captures the essence of the region with its classic lime juice, white floral, and slate-like mineral characteristics, which evolve gracefully into complex notes of toast and honey with age.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1966 by German immigrant Wolfgang Blass in a humble tin shed in the Barossa Valley, Wolf Blass has grown to become one of Australia's most iconic and highly awarded wineries. Renowned for revolutionizing the Australian wine industry with its signature style of soft, rounded, and oak-matured wines, the estate is celebrated for its meticulous blending philosophy across South Australia's premium regions. Wolf Blass is particularly famous for its structured color-coded label system, ranging from the everyday Yellow Label to the prestigious, multi-award-winning Black Label Cabernet Shiraz and the single-vineyard Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Shiraz.