TEUSNER 2023 EMPRESS RIESLING

Harvested in the cool of the morning, we handle our Riesling in the winery a little differently than most, with the free-run juice pressed off oxidatively and fermented with some solids at cool temperatures in the pursuit of added flavour and subtle texture. The inherent fruit intensity and fine natural acidity drives great fruit purity, and once your palate negotiates the bright citrus flavours, the wine glides across the midpalate with an energetic gait showing hints of mineral ‘wet slate’, lemon blossom, white flowers and talc.