Mr Mick Riesling 2022 (12 Bottles) Clare Valley
$196.00 GST Included
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This wine has lemon and lime juice and orange blossom aromas and flavours, made in the classic Australian style with just a touch of residual sweetness to balance the crisp natural Clare Valley acidity. It is a pristine wine with generous length of fruit flavour; a great example which reflects a stunning 2020 vintage with dry, cool ripening conditions.
Riesling grapes were harvested at their peak flavour maturity from vineyards through the central and southern Clare Valley. After de-stemming, and must chilling, juice was separated from skins, clarified and fermented for 14 days. The use of ‘free-run’ juice only ensures continuation of the true Mr Mick style- crisp, pure and fruit driven.
Although the beginning of the 2020 growing season was quite hot, and remained very dry throughout summer, the months of January, February and March 2020 were cooler than the long-term average, leading to higher than normal natural acidity retention in the fruit at harvest.
The winemakers commented that; “the 2020 wines generally have a robust natural acid backbone which will see them age well in coming years. The Rieslings in particular have this ‘uniquely Clare’ acidity, showing beautiful juicy, mouth-watering varietal flavour”.
Description
Mr Mick is named after K.H. (Mr Mick) Knappstein, a legend within the Australian winemaking industry.
One of Mr Mick’s passions in life was to make wines for everyone to enjoy, a tradition his last apprentice, local winemaker Tim Adams continues in his name. Today Tim and his wife Pam are proud custodians of this landmark property. Their wines are made from grapes grown in Clare Valley vineyards, with a style to suit every palate; and continue to follow Knappstein’s philosophy of making fresh, easy drinking, lifestyle wines.
Watch Tim Adam show you around Mr Mick Vineyards…..
About Santé Wines
Santé Wines, based in Melbourne, Australia, distributes premium wines, ciders, beer and spirits.
Santé Wines was established in 2008 and is independently owned Managing Director and former professional NBA and NBL basketball player, Todd Lichti. Despite Todd’s basketball playing days being over, he applies his straight-shooting skills and Stanford degree in Quantitative Economics to great use leading the small but dedicated team at Santé, together with Santé’s General Manager, Krisdianne Shimmin.
The Company’s extensive range of fine wines regularly receive some of the highest accolades from the world’s most respected wine critics. Over half of the Australian wineries in Santé’s portfolio are consistently rated as some of the ‘Best Wineries of the Regions’ or receive five star ratings by James Halliday in his definitive guide to Australian Wine, the Halliday Wine Companion.
