2009 Radford Eden Valley Bio-Dynamically Grown Riesling

Viticulture

The fruit for our bio-dynamically grown Riesling is taken exclusively from the 80 year old block on our property. The vineyards have been farmed bio-dynamically for the past few years and during the 08/09 growing season we took that a step further by not applying any copper or sulphur sprays at all in an effort to work 100% bio-dyanmically. Handpicked at the perfect bio-dynamic astral calendar timing and treated with care and respect – this wine is the purest form of Riesling that we’ve yet seen off our property.

Winemaker's Comments

This was one of those lovely projects that came to fruition with fantastic results.  I was determined to pick at least one block of Riesling according to the bio-dynamic astral calendar this year and we finally managed to have all the stars aligned. 

The result is this Bio-Dynamically Grown Riesling – a wine with a compelling sense of self and tremendous fruit purity. Made exclusively with fruit hand-picked from our 80 year-old block, this wine is without question the purest expression of Riesling we’ve seen off our property.  Sealed under the vino-lok glass stopper will ensure the wine’s characters - deliciously delicate, flinty, powdery talc and bone dry – remain preserved.

We have made just 100 dozen of this gorgeous wine which is now available for purchase via our website or can be enjoyed at selected restaurants.  Due to the small quantities produced, there is a maximum 6-bottle limit per customer as part of a combined mixed dozen purchase of Radford Wines.

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