Pooley Margaret Pooley Tribute Riesling 2023
Regular price $95.00
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Variety: Riesling
Country: Australia, Tasmania, Coal River Valley
From the oldest plantings at Cooinda Vale (clone GM198). The fruit was hand-picked, then cooled overnight to 5 degrees. Whole bunch pressed the following day. Inoculated fermentation with TXL yeast in stainless steel. Matured for 5 months on fine lees in old French oak puncheons. 12.1 % alc/vol; 3.02 pH; 9.6 g/L TA, 3.0 g/L RS.
'The finest parcels of Cooinda Vale Vineyard have been matured five months on fine lees in old French oak puncheons, subtly lifting texture without for a moment interrupting the purity and grace of sublime fruit – a grand tribute to both the distinction of place and to the intricate skill of the Pooleys. The result captures all the tension, endurance, concentration and character of a mild, low-yielding season; a wonderfully fine-boned and mineral riesling of tremendous potential and promise. 1.9 g/L residual sugar.' 96 points, Tyson Stelzers Top 250 Australian Wines, October 2024.
Pooley Wines has an historical property and two separate vineyards in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania. The Coal River Valley has developed a worldwide reputation, and is ideally suited, for the production of cool-climate wines such as Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. Members of the Pooley family have been actively involved in the business for three generations. Their longstanding passion and commitment to fine wine are your assurance of un-compromising quality.
Pooley Wines was established in 1985 when the late Denis and Margaret Pooley planted ten rows of Riesling and seven rows of Pinot Noir on their 16-hectare farm at Cooinda Vale in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania.
In 2003, John Pooley, son of Denis and Margaret, and his wife Libby bought Belmont Lodge, a heritage-listed Georgian home on the outskirts of Richmond. They have been lovingly renovating this second Pooley Wines Coal River Valley property, and planted vines on nearby Butchers Hill. In 2007 the first vintage of Pinot was produced from this steep vineyard site that overlooks the township of Richmond.