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Bay of Fires Riesling, Tasmania

With a bright green hue, this Riesling flaunts a bouquet of fragrant aromas featuring fresh lime coupled with subtle hints of musk. The juicy, vibrant palate shows luscious citrus and a crisp mineral acidity, ensuring drinkability whilst young. At Bay of Fires, they choose to blend grapes harvested from a number of premium regions across Tasmania, the grapes for this wine come from the Derwent and Coal River Valleys, regions that are relatively cool and dry, producing wines that are perfumed, elegant and complex.

Product code: 29190

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Bay of Fires Riesling, Tasmania

Details

Type: White
Country: Australia
Region: Tasmania
Vintage: 2016/2017
Producer: Bay of Fires
Primary grape: Riesling
Bottle size: 75cl
List price: £14.28
Code: 29190
Awards:
- SILVER (2017) INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2018
- SILVER (2017) DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2018

The Product and Allergen information provided has been supplied by the Producer/Manufacturer of the products. Matthew Clark gives no warranty or reliance as to the accuracy of the information and anyone relying upon and/or using the information should satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of such information.

Expression

Elegant, intricate, mineral-laced whites

Flexible with a range of cheese styles including soft goat's, Gruyère, Emmenthal, pecorino, parmesan, Cheddar
Butter and cream-based sauces. Beurre noisette, hollandaise, velouté, mornay, white clam
Strongly flavoured spices should be used sparingly. Good with tarragon, chervil, chives, parsley, thyme
Pan-fried, grilled or braised light meats such as capon, pork, veal, guinea foul
Butter and cream-based sauces. Beurre noisette, hollandaise, velouté, mornay, white clam
Very spicy food can overrun the wines delicate complexity
Radicchio, endive, truffle fine bean, pea shoot, chanterelle salads. Fennel, purple sprouting broccoli, asparagus

About the Wine

This white wine is made by Bay of Fires in Tasmania. Juicy and refreshing with delicious white fruit flavours, a mouth-watering partner for salads and seafood. It is created with mosty Riesling grapes. This wine is exclusive to Matthew Clark. Supplied by Accolade Wines.

Riesling

REESE-ling

Riesling, a versatile, aromatic grape variety that can be expected to have good acidity, often residual sugar and light in alcohol. It can be made dry or very sweet. Key characteristics are lime and petroleum on the nose, followed by orange, apple, blossom, passion fruit and honey on the palate.

Flavours:

Apple
Honeysuckle
Lime
Passion Fruit
Petrol

The winery, established in the 1990s to produce cool climate Tasmanian wines and to identify outstanding cool climate vineyard sites and plant the variety that harmonises with the vineyard to express the personality of the site. All fruit, sourced from vineyards around the east of the island, is vinified separately before blending, allowing for each vineyard’s essence and character to be expressed and shine through.

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The Country

Australia

Australia is at the start of an exciting wine journey. Having been a successful wine growing country with their classic punchy style, we are now seeing more experimentation and diversity, and it's for the better.

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