mesh Eden Valley Riesling
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Angaston SA 5353
Australia
Located in Eden Valley, South Australia, mesh Eden Valley Riesling is the result of Robert Hill Smith from Australia's oldest family owned winery, Yalumba, joining forces with Clare winemaker extraordinaire, Jeffrey Grosset to create a new Eden Valley Riesling.
Born of occasional musings the essence of the adventure is two of Australia's best known Riesling makers working together to elevate the status of both Riesling and South Australia's Eden Valley. The first release was the highly acclaimed 2002 vintage.
Three vineyards, two different coloured buckets, one wine: mesh Eden Valley Riesling.
High on the slopes of Eden Valley, bright yellow and blue buckets squat between rows of vines. Pickers pedantically divide Riesling grapes row by row – yellow, blue, yellow, blue, yellow, blue.
Overseeing the process, tasting the grapes, stand two of Australia’s best known Riesling makers.
Clare Valley’s Jeffrey Grosset and Eden Valley’s Robert Hill Smith work togeeach vintage before taking their chosen grapes – Jeffrey’s in the blue buckets and Robert’s in the yellow - and parting ways to crush and ferment the fruit at different locations.
Debate follows, as the juice is assessed and the final, final, final blend is agreed upon. Each component, nearly identical at the start, undergoes a different conversion into wine, reflecting the personal differences of both men.
The final product? A sublime mesh Eden Valley Riesling.
Working together by working apart: it’s a unique concept, but mesh is a unique wine.
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- Barossa (including Eden Valley)
- Eden Valley & High Eden
- South Eastern Australia
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