Comments on: From drvino.com: Australian Reisling - can it age? http://www.landmark-wineaustralia.com/2009/06/06/from-drvinocom-australian-reisling-can-it-age/ Discover more about the people, the places and the buzz created by Australia’s regionally distinct and fine wines. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Bernard Hickin http://www.landmark-wineaustralia.com/2009/06/06/from-drvinocom-australian-reisling-can-it-age/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Bernard Hickin Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:16:30 +0000 http://www.landmark-wineaustralia.com/?p=558#comment-7 The Steingarten Riesling vineyard was first established in 1962 on the Western edge of the Barossa Ranges. It is still in use today, despite the tough and challenging growing conditions it has to endure each year. In fact there has been a series of additional plantings at the site over the last 45 years to increase harvest volume to a more manageable level . A number of significant vineyard improvements have also occurred to enhance final grape quality. The Riesling grapes from this now famous vineyard form part of the final Steingarten wine. Parcels of high altitude Eden Valley Riesling are also included to finesse the style and ensure best quality. Typically, 2-3 sites are selected at Eden Valley that have a similar altitude and share the same soil profile : 'shallow sandy loam topsoil directly over well fractured schist and shale rock'. Using sites of similar 'terroir' ensures that Steingarten Riesling maintains its classic signature style, piercing lemon lime fruit aroma with dry minerally flavours finishing with great structure and length. Steingarten is regarded as the pinnacle of white winemaking at Orlando. As a result, the make is still very small, in the order of 3000 - 4000 cases. It has always been, and will continue to be, a comparatively rare wine, of exceptional quality, and may not be produced every vintage. The Steingarten Riesling vineyard was first established in 1962 on the Western edge of the Barossa Ranges. It is still in use today, despite the tough and challenging growing conditions it has to endure each year. In fact there has been a series of additional plantings at the site over the last 45 years to increase harvest volume to a more manageable level . A number of significant vineyard improvements have also occurred to enhance final grape quality.

The Riesling grapes from this now famous vineyard form part of the final Steingarten wine. Parcels of high altitude Eden Valley Riesling are also included to finesse the style and ensure best quality. Typically, 2-3 sites are selected at Eden Valley that have a similar altitude and share the same soil profile : ’shallow sandy loam topsoil directly over well fractured schist and shale rock’. Using sites of similar ‘terroir’ ensures that Steingarten Riesling maintains its classic signature style, piercing lemon lime fruit aroma with dry minerally flavours finishing with great structure and length.

Steingarten is regarded as the pinnacle of white winemaking at Orlando. As a result, the make is still very small, in the order of 3000 - 4000 cases.

It has always been, and will continue to be, a comparatively rare wine, of exceptional quality, and may not be produced every vintage.

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