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Kilikanoon Mort's Block Watervale Riesling 2024

A$28.00
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume750ml
VarietiesRiesling
Region/CountryAustralia, South Australia , Clare Valley
Rating95 points
Description

Kilikanoon was founded in 1997 by winemaker and proprietor Kevin Mitchell. This iconic riesling is 100% Watervale fruit sourced from vineyards only minutes from the Kilikanoon winery. Hand selected parcels of Reisling are chosen from the famed Golden Hillside vineyards, which includes the original Mort’s Block vineyard - planted over 40 years ago by Kevin's father Mort.

Ratings
Score95 points
ReviewerJeni Port
Review
Riesling comes in many different forms – skin contact, fermentation in oak, wild ferment, etc, – but there is a classic style of Riesling that never goes out of date. Mort's Block epitomises that classic approach in its concentration of fruit and singular purity of expression. Floral and spring-like in scent: citrus blossom, lime, spicy musk, orange peel. Youthful, taut in structure with emerging white peach, ginger spice and citrus flavours. Time is on its side. Mort's Block, which is the basis for this label, boasts old vines planted in 1970 and grown on red loamy soils over limestone. That limestone plays a role. There's an almost effortless balance here with mineral-laced fineness. Watervale Riesling in a great year deserves more time in the cellar, but few will be able to resist opening a bottle right now. Drink: 2022-2035.
Specifications
ClosureScrew Cap
Serving temp8-10 °C
Alcohol11.5%
Food Pairing

Seafood, particularly fresh oysters and panko-crumbed garfish

Tasting Profile
nose

The 2022 Mort’s Block Riesling is exceptional with a crisp acid line that is truly reflective of the famed soil of Watervale. The fruit intensity that Mort’s Riesling is known for is underpinned by a driving flavour of the limestone and slate of the vineyard.

palate

Refined, yet mouth-filling and flavour persistent, this is one of the finest Mort’s blocks produced.

Kilikanoon Mort's Block Watervale Riesling 2024
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