White Label Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically excellent upon release for its vibrant freshness, but possesses the structure to age gracefully for 8–15 years, developing classic petrol, toast, and honeyed complexity.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, salt and pepper squid, spicy Thai green curry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wolf Blass White Label Riesling is an elegant expression of South Australia's premier cool-climate regions, most notably the Eden Valley. While Wolf Blass is globally famous for its bold, oak-matured red blends, the White Label tier focuses on regional purity and varietal definition. First crafted to showcase the pristine, mineral-driven style of Riesling that thrives in the high-altitude, rocky soils of the Barossa hills, this wine is fermented cool in stainless steel to preserve its delicate aromatics. The story of Riesling in South Australia is deeply tied to Silesian settlers who brought the grape in the 19th century, and Wolf Blass honors this heritage by crafting a dry, laser-focused style defined by vibrant citrus, floral notes, and a flinty, slate-like minerality.
🍾 About the Producer
Wolf Blass was established in 1966 by German-born oenologist Wolfgang Blass, who began vinifying small parcels of fruit in South Australia before purchasing the Bilyara property outside Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley. Blass pioneered a transformative paradigm in Australian wine, prioritizing accessibility, multi-regional blending, and meticulous oak management over austere single-vineyard orthodoxy. Sourcing across disparate South Australian terroirs—spanning the warm red loam and ironstone of the Barossa Valley to the maritime plains of Langhorne Creek and the high-elevation, cooler, slate-strewn hillsides of Eden Valley and Clare Valley—the winery crafts highly polished, structured wines with supple fruit concentration. Viticulture adheres to modern sustainable guidelines accredited through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia under corporate parent Treasury Wine Estates. Wolf Blass made history by securing the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy four times, anchored by its benchmark Black Label Cabernet-Shiraz, supplemented by the iconic Yellow Label, regional Gold Label, and single-vineyard Sapphire Label releases.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%