Garagiste
Le Stagiaire Riesling 2018

Wine styleSemi Dry, Medium Bodied style of RieslingFood matchPairs well with Fried FoodsRegionMornington Peninsula, Australia
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Wine styleSemi Dry, Medium Bodied style of RieslingFood matchPairs well with Fried FoodsRegionMornington Peninsula, Australia
The Riesling is cropped from Red Hill vines planted in sand over brown loam. The fruit from these 30-year-old vines is hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed to old barriques. 

Texture, personality, freshness, complexity. Has it all. Lemon-lime, rub of salt, nuts and oats, lick of blackcurrant, citrusy exit. More about savouriness than fruitiness though. Long, lavish feel, ribbed with talc-like puckering character and all that saline-nutty goodness, all so well integrated into fruitiness.
The Riesling is cropped from Red Hill vines planted in sand over brown loam. The fruit from these 30-year-old vines is hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed to old barriques. 

Texture, personality, freshness, complexity. Has it all. Lemon-lime, rub of salt, nuts and oats, lick of blackcurrant, citrusy exit. More about savouriness than fruitiness though. Long, lavish feel, ribbed with talc-like puckering character and all that saline-nutty goodness, all so well integrated into fruitiness.
Taste profile
Medium Bodied
Medium Bodied
Medium Bodied
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Medium bodied white wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often pale lemon coloured to pale gold.
Semi Dry
Semi Dry
Semi Dry
Semi Dry
Semi Dry
Semi Dry
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Semi-dry wines are perceptibly sweet but leaning towards dry.
  • TypeRiesling
  • Size750mL
  • RegionMornington Peninsula
  • Current Vintage2018
  • Standard Drinks7.4
  • Alcohol Volume12.5%
  • CountryAustralia
  • StateVictoria
  • Brand NameGaragiste
  • Wine MakerBarney Flanders
  • Food MatchFried Foods
  • ClosureScrew Cap
  • Wine SweetnessSemi Dry
  • Wine BodyMedium Bodied
    • Vintage 2018
      96 points The Wine Front

    One of my Australian rieslings of the year.' 96+ points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

    • Vintage 2018
      93 points James Halliday Wine Companion

    Bright, polished straw with a hint of reduction, dried apple and some white pepper. Tarte tatin before it's been caramelised perhaps. It may not be that aromatic, but the texture makes up for it. Glassy, smooth and mouth coating - dried and cooked apples, some gingery spice and al dente phenolics.

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