Description
"Freya was the foremost goddess of ancient Germanic lands where the Riesling grape originated. This two vineyard wine honours early German settlers who cultivated the Riesling vine in the exemplary micro-climate of South Australia’s Eden Valley.
The 2005 Freya Riesling has been hand harvested, chilled to 6ºC and whole bunch pressed. It was our intention to make the finest example of an Eden Valley Riesling. The emphasis was on retaining only the purest of free run juice and fermenting it cool to savour the delicate aromas. The ferment was taken to dryness after which the wine was gently fined, filtered and bottled.
This vintage was a stand out mainly due to the extended ‘Indian summer’ which saw near perfect warm dry sunny ripening conditions from February through to the end of May. Great colour and flavour was achieved among all red varieties and great flavour and natural acidity achieved with most white varieties particularly Riesling in Eden Valley." - Winemaker Note
