Kilikanoon Mort’s 1973 Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2024

Harvested from premium vineyards across the Clare Valley, bunches are handled to bring out the unique characters of each block. Kilikanoon vineyards span all three valleys that make up the distinctive environment of the Clare Valley region.

An icon of the Kilikanoon stable, this refined wine is an ode to the place, its people and their vision. This wine used to be named after our founding winemaker’s father, Mort who established many of the original vineyards of Kilikanoon. Now, this single vineyard Riesling is an ode to the old vine Riesling block from which it is picked. It is grown, fermented and cellared with the sole purpose to capture the essence of this famed Watervale vineyard.

Fruit for this Reserve wine was picked on the 12th of February. The whole bunches were then gently pressed, and the free-run juice cold settled for three days before being racked to stainless-steel tanks for fermentation. The fermentation was undertaken at low temperatures and continued for 17 days naturally finishing dry. The wine was then chilled and allowed to naturally clarify.