{"product_id":"2024-mt-alexander-shire-riesling-1","title":"2024 Mt Alexander Shire Riesling","description":"\u003cp\u003eAromatic and perfumed, with soft lime curd and Meyer lemon. Textural and soft sweetness on first sip, then jasmine blossom and jasmine tea. Flinty minerality, balanced acidity and delicate. Fermented to dry, but some fruit sweetness lingers on the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandpicked on 17 March 2024, whole bunches were delicately pressed to stainless steel and fermented using only wild yeasts from the vineyard. The ferment lasted 12 days, going through to dry.  The wine was then racked into a 600L beeswax-lined Artenova terracotta amphora and seasoned French barriques for nine months of ageing. Bottled on 17 December 2024, unfiltered and unfined, with minimal sulphur additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bendigo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSub-region\u003c\/strong\u003e: Faraday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dash Farms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Faraday vineyard is in the southern, cool pocket of the Bendigo Region. A south-easterly facing slope at the foothills of Mt Alexander, at an altitude of 600m, this vineyard was planted 1999. The soil is loam, with weathered granitic sands and rock, which make an inimitable site for Riesling and Chardonnay plantings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 March 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAged:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600L Artenova (Italian) Amphora and seasoned French barriques\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 December 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottles\u003c\/strong\u003e: 111 dozen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClosure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Diam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mineral, jasmine blossom and lime curd. Balanced acidity and delicate, with a hint of jasmine tea.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECK Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67980643467416,"sku":"ECK24MASRBTL_RETAIL","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/2201\/9720\/files\/MAS_Riesling.png?v=1772703477","url":"https:\/\/eckwines.com.au\/products\/2024-mt-alexander-shire-riesling-1","provider":"ECK Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}