Knappstein Ackland Single Vineyard Riesling 2006
Style: White Wine
Variety: Riesling
Closure: Screwcap
Knappstein Ackland Single Vineyard Riesling 2006
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Knappstein
Country: Australia
Region: Clare Valley
Vintage: 2006
Critic Score: 93
Alcohol: 13.5%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: Now
Trophy for Best White Wine – 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
An exceptional single vineyard wine from the unique terroir of the Ackland Vineyard. The combination of vine age, soils, aspect and elevation produce a thrilling wine, always considered a benchmark for each vintage.
"Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Watervale riesling is a knockout. Loads of citrus aromas mixed with softer floral aromatics give the nose a wonderful buzz while the flavours of zesty lemon and the stronger tang of lime lift the palate. Add crispness from the acidity, and the result is a delightful young wine that will go on for a long, long time." Jeff Gordon
Expert reviews
"Brilliant, brilliant Riesling... It's that great. Seriously." Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer, Taste Food & Wine 2007
"Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Watervale riesling is a knockout. Loads of citrus aromas mixed with softer floral aromatics give the nose a wonderful buzz while the flavours of zesty lemon and the stronger tang of lime lift the palate. Add crispness from the acidity, and the result is a delightful young wine that will go on for a long, long time." Jeff Gordon, Melbourne Times
"... gorgeous lime blossom, intense, focused and tightly coiled, impressive finesse and bold, racy acidity." Peter Forrestal, Sunday Times
"Watervale is a small town within the Clare Valley region of South Australia. It produces sensational Riesling, with intense citrus characters and delicate floral tones. It is here that you will find Knappstein's Ackland vineyard, with its characteristic slate and stony soil. Knappstein recently began making this single vineyard wine to showcase the unique qualities of both the Ackland vineyard and the Watervale area, and the results are spectacular." Toni Paterson, MW – www.winediva.com.au
"Spicy floral blossom aromas; a long, lingering and powerful palate has considerable drive right through to the finish. Drink by 2019." James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion - 93 points
Awards
Trophy, Best White Wine – 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
South Australia
South Australian is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. It is home to more than 900 wineries across 18 wine regions. The regions are Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Currency Creek, Eden Valley, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Padthaway, Riverland, Robe, Southern Fleurieu, Southern Flinders Ranges and Wrattonbully.
Many of the well-known names in the South Australian wine industry established their first vineyards in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The first vines in McLaren Vale were planted at Reynella in 1839 and Penfold's established Magill Estate on the outskirts of Adelaide in 1844.
South Australia has a vast diversity in geography and climate which allows the State to be able to produce a range of grape varieties - from cool climate Riesling in the Clare and Eden Vallies to the big, full bodied Shiraz wines of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Two of Australia's best-known wines, Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace, are produced here. There is much to discover in South Australia for the wine lover.