2023 Stefano Lubiana Riesling

100% estate grown, single vineyard fruit grown on predominantly silty grey, gravelly loam over sandstone with some clay loam patches. 100% certified biodynamic grapes are picked by hand and then the fruit is sorted by hand on a vibrating table. Tasmania’s ultra cool climate is perfect for making Riesling wines with finesse and distinction. Winemaking at Stefano Lubiana takes full advantage of the perfectly balanced pristine fruit from the naturally cultivated vineyard. Minimal handling and whole-bunch pressing. together with the use of wild yeast fermentation in large-format Austrian oak, results in wines with the purest expression of their place.

Our 2023 Riesling has a perfumed nose showing pretty notes of frangipani, orange blossom and jasmine. There are hints of golden delicious apple, lemon rind and ripe pomelo grapefruit. The palate is silky with lean acid with yellow passionfruit, lemon custard, and talc. The acid is mouth watering, and the texture is silky and rounded, this complexity coming from the wine’s 100% maturation in Austrian oak foudres. – Steve & Monique Lubiana