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Botrytis Riesling 2011

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Region: Clare Valley
Other Vintages: None

Delicate fresh fruits with a lime marmalade underlay and velvety sweetness which interweaves with a clear finishing acidity and tight focus typical of St Andrews vineyard riesling.

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Wine Colour
A bright pale yellow gold with a lime edged hue.

Wine Bouquet
An elegant bouquet of citrus and cumquat on the nose with an underlying hint of limey minerality and light orange blossom.

Wine Palate
Delicate fresh fruits with a lime marmalade underlay and velvety sweetness which interweaves with a clear finishing acidity and tight focus typical of St Andrews vineyard Riesling.

Cellaring Notes
Lovely now - 2015, possibly beyond with careful cellaring.
Acidity: 8.02 g/L
Alcohol Percent: 10%
PH: 3.24
Region: Clare Valley
Residual Sugar: 185 g/L

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Range Variety Vintage Show Name Year Class Award
TWP Botrytis Riesling 2011 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2011 10 Gold

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  • TWP Botrytis Riesling 2011

    Wining Pom, February 2012


    Something of a novelty here, with the winemakers at Taylors given free reign to play around with parcels of fruit and make wines of interest. The fruit for this comes from the revered St. Andrews vineyard that makes stellar Riesling. 2011 was one of the wettest on record in the Clare which allowed the winemakers to make Taylors first ever botrytis. This special block was monitored carefully before being handpicked at 19.8 Baume on the 14th of April. The result is a nose that you can get lost in, vital peach, apricot, cumquat and citrus as well as rich honey and toffee. ItÆs certainly sweet, almost overwhelmingly so. Unctuous on entry as a texture of silken honey cascades through the palate but just as you think that sweetness might get too much, an injection of lime and orange marmalade fills out the finish. The acids cut through impressively to aid the overall balance and provide a welcome sour tang. An impressive first foray into the world of stickies.

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    TWP Botrytis Riesling 2011

    Kerry Skinner, Illawarra Mercury, February 2012

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    Surprisingly this is Taylors first botrytis after more than 40 years of winemaking. From a vintage that was unseasonably wet but ideal for botrytis it's aromatic, luscious and lovely with citrus lime and marmalade flavours, zingy acidity and a sweet lingering finish.

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