RIESLING
Pronounced – rees-ling
Riesling
is the only prominent variety to have not originated in France. Germany
is the traditional home of Riesling where it is usually made into a sweet
wine. In Australia it is generally made to a dry wine. Riesling is an
aromatic variety and boasts a powerful fruit driven nose. When affected by
botrytis Riesling can produce luscious dessert wines.
Young
Rieslings will often have a green tinge to the usual light yellow and straw.
Aged Rieslings will present as deeper yellows and slightly golden.
Lime,
toasty, lemon, citrus, mandarin, floral, honey, apricot, passionfruit,
spice, rose, apple, pineapple, tropical fruit, kerosene.
Riesling
is often described as steely or flinty which is associated with this
varieties firm crisp acid finish and the often strongly defined flavours.
The wines are normally light to medium bodied and display it’s primary fruit
characters well. Riesling is made dry to semi sweet and blends well with the
floral variety Traminer.
REGIONAL STYLE DESCRIPTORS
|
Barossa Valley |
Coonawarra |
Clare Valley |
Adelaide Hills
|
|
· lime
· citrus
· grapefruit
· passion fruit
· honey
|
· floral steely
· citrus
· lemon
· toasty
· lime
|
|
· lemon
· lime
· floral
· citrus
· perfumed |
|
McLaren Vale
|
Southern W.A. |
King
Valley |
Central Vic |
|
· citrus
· lime
· floral
· melon
|
· lime lemon
· citrus
· spice
· tropical fruit
|
· aromatic
· citrus
· lemon lime
· passion fruit
|
· lemon
· citrus
· floral |
|
|
Yarra Valley
|
Hunter Valley |
Tasmania
|
|
· lime
· tropical fruit
· citrus |
· lime
· citrus |
· lime citrus
· passion fruit
· steely
· apricot |
· |
Taste
award winning local wines today at ILNAM Estate
ILNAM Estate is
a unique tourist attraction as we are the only winery on
the Tweed. ILNAM Estate Winery is located just 20 minutes from the Gold Coast
Airport, 40 minutes from Surfers Paradise and only 1 hour 20 minutes from
Brisbane.
ILNAM ESTATE WINERY- 750 Carool Road,
Carool NSW- Ph (07) 5590 7703
