In 2016 we were able to source some Riesling from a family friend just north of the township of Clare. This fruit was looking divine and we were able to purchase a small amount so as John could begin to implement all those early learnings from his days at Mitchelton under Don Lewis.

The delicate free run from this fruit was kept as a separate parcel from the pressings and made into a table wine that had all the promise of a wine suitable to age. It was fresh and fruity with some floral lift that made the aroma keep you going back for more and a palate that had good acid length and intense citrus fruit.

The pressings were then partially fermented before being fortified, in what will one day be released as Gledhill’s first White fortified wine.

Alc: 12%

Region: Clare Valley