PEWSEY VALE PRIMA RIESLING 2023

Style: Spicy & Bright

Its difficult to say whether the late Joseph Gilbert could have predicted the legacy he started when his weathered hands planted one acre of vines on the property he named after his home in the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, UK. The small agricultural gesture played an important part in history. It was Eden Valleys first vineyard and one of the first of what is now Australias collection of coveted cool climate sites. Joseph and his son William dabbled in other varieties, including Verdelho, Gouais and Shiraz, but Riesling has always been Pewsey Vales backbone. When Joseph died in 1881, Pewsey Vale Vineyard had grown to 29 acres and things quietened down when William retired in 1914 (fortified wine was all the rage back then so demand for the kind of table wine we love today waned). Many-an owner followed until 1931, when Geoffrey Angas Parsons purchased the property for just over 12,968 pounds and in 1961, buoyed by enthusiasm for the sites Riesling history, approached his pal Wyndham Hill-Smith with a proposal to restore the Pewsey Vale Vineyard and replant it to Riesling and the rest, as they say, is history.

Pewsey Vales Prima Riesling is an early harvest style of wine made from grapes picked three to four weeks before the rest of the vineyard. Semi-dry style. PEWSLEY VALE

Region: Eden Valley, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Variety: Riesling

ABV: 12.5%

Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424

*We endeavour to ensure the correct vintage is displayed, however some variations may occur in store and for delivered bottles.