Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Riesling 2024

Beginning just south of Launceston, the Tamar Valley winds 50km north to its meeting point with Bass Strait. An amalgamation of three different sites, the intention of TMV Riesling is to reflect the various aspects and mesoclimates that influence the variety in the Tamar Valley. The Three Wishes vineyard in Hillwood, a site Ricky has worked with for many years, is warm and located just a few hundred metres from the river, a half-hour’s drive north of Launceston. Two other sites in Relbia―Chartley Estate and Glen Shian― contribute zesty acid profiles to complement Three Wishes’ lush fruit and lifted aromatics. From five- to 25-year-old vines on various soil types (silty loam, rocky ironstone and black clay), the free-run TMV fruit fermented in tank at cool temperatures. The pressings fermented in seasoned barrels and were carefully dosed back post-fermentation. The wine spent three months on lees in tank before being bottled.