2021 Bellarmine Dry Riesling
Varieties: 100% Riesling
Region: Pemberton
Tasting Notes
- Sweetness: Dry | Medium | Sweet
- Acidity: Low | Medium | High
- Alcohol: Low (9-11%) | Medium (12-13%) | High (14%+)
- Body: Light | Medium | Full
- Oak: None | Some | Lots
- Fruits: Lemon, Lime
- Flavours: Lime Blossom, Sherbert, Slate
Critic Reviews
95 points Halliday Wine Companion.
Cellaring Potential
Will certainly reward up to 10 years in the cellar for those who can wait.
Enjoy With
Chilled seafood such as prawns
About Bellarmine
Bellarmine wines famously makes three different styles of Riesling, each with its own story and appeal. One of very few vineyards in Pemberton to grow Riesling, which was planted by German owners, Dr Willi Schumacher and his wife Gudrun in 2000. The vineyard is at an altitude of 220 metres above sea level. Planted in 2000 by hand, the vines are trained to Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) to give optimum exposure of the fruit to sunshine during the ripening season which occurs from December to March.
Varieties: 100% Riesling
Region: Pemberton
Tasting Notes
- Sweetness: Dry | Medium | Sweet
- Acidity: Low | Medium | High
- Alcohol: Low (9-11%) | Medium (12-13%) | High (14%+)
- Body: Light | Medium | Full
- Oak: None | Some | Lots
- Fruits: Lemon, Lime
- Flavours: Lime Blossom, Sherbert, Slate
Critic Reviews
95 points Halliday Wine Companion.
Cellaring Potential
Will certainly reward up to 10 years in the cellar for those who can wait.
Enjoy With
Chilled seafood such as prawns
About Bellarmine
Bellarmine wines famously makes three different styles of Riesling, each with its own story and appeal. One of very few vineyards in Pemberton to grow Riesling, which was planted by German owners, Dr Willi Schumacher and his wife Gudrun in 2000. The vineyard is at an altitude of 220 metres above sea level. Planted in 2000 by hand, the vines are trained to Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) to give optimum exposure of the fruit to sunshine during the ripening season which occurs from December to March.
Varieties: 100% Riesling
Region: Pemberton
Tasting Notes
- Sweetness: Dry | Medium | Sweet
- Acidity: Low | Medium | High
- Alcohol: Low (9-11%) | Medium (12-13%) | High (14%+)
- Body: Light | Medium | Full
- Oak: None | Some | Lots
- Fruits: Lemon, Lime
- Flavours: Lime Blossom, Sherbert, Slate
Critic Reviews
95 points Halliday Wine Companion.
Cellaring Potential
Will certainly reward up to 10 years in the cellar for those who can wait.
Enjoy With
Chilled seafood such as prawns
About Bellarmine
Bellarmine wines famously makes three different styles of Riesling, each with its own story and appeal. One of very few vineyards in Pemberton to grow Riesling, which was planted by German owners, Dr Willi Schumacher and his wife Gudrun in 2000. The vineyard is at an altitude of 220 metres above sea level. Planted in 2000 by hand, the vines are trained to Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) to give optimum exposure of the fruit to sunshine during the ripening season which occurs from December to March.
