The Story Wines Whitlands Riesling 2021 (12 Bottles) Grampians, Vic

by The Collection Fine Wines

$366.00 GST Included

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Our sixth release from Whitlands, and a very strong one at that. The Croucher Vineyard is set at close spacing on red volcanic soils, up at around 800m above sea level, and was planted in the mid-1980s. It is proper cool-climate viticulture – something I think Riesling really needs to give full expression.

2021 was a cool, wet, late and long vintage, which somehow achieved excellent ripeness (after some nervous rain events).

We reverted back to a higher amount of oak fermentation (1000lt old foudre) chasing texture and softness to counter the everpresent acidity this site delivers. A little residual sugar (6g/l) adds further counterweight to the high acidity, but there is ample tropical fruit woven through the citrus and phenolic grip.

Characteristic ripe lemon and tonic water flavours are all there, and I think a long life beckons, much like 2017.

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About The Story Wines

The Story Wineswas established in 2004 by Rory Lane, sourcing fruit from vineyards in the Grampians region of Western Victoria, and making them into wine at a converted warehouse in the southern suburbs of Melbourne.A close friend remarked at the time “you’ve really just got the stories that go along with how you make the wine each year”.

The name stuck, and each year since then ‘The Story’ Grampians Shiraz label is changed to tell the story of that year. Since then,The Story Wines has grown from its early days as a garage operation to a highly regarded wine brand. Rory Lane manages all production, focusing on top-quality, interesting wines that tell a story of their origin and their time.

In the winery the grapes are gently destemmed (or not) and moved by gravity to small open fermenters where they ferment with ambient yeasts. Many of the wines have no additions other than sulphur dioxide, and for the reds, they are usually bottled without any fining or filtration. Simple, hands-off winemaking.

Accolades include:
– 2011 Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year Finalist – 2011 Young Gun of Wine People’s Choice Winner
– 2014 Young Gun of Wine Finalist
– 5 star (red) rating in James Halliday’s Wine Companion
2021 The Story Col Fondo Prosecco
2021 The Story Whitlands Riesling
2021 The Story MRV
2022 The Story ‘Super G’ Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
2021 The Story Grenache
2021 The Story Grampians Syrah
2021 The Story Wines Skin Contact MRV
2021 The Story Moyston Hills Syrah
2019 The Story R. Lane Vintners Syrah (17/15/14 LIMITED)
The Story Gin (Barrel aged 6 420 70)

The Collection Fine Wines

Established by Director, William Wager, in 2011, The Collection Fine Wines PTY LTD is a contemporary fine wine distributor offering an exceptional portfolio of wines to the Victorian market.

The aim of TCFW is to look after the interests of a select handful of high-quality wine producers by establishing, extending and supporting their brand and presence in the Victorian market.

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