Wakefield Jaraman Riesling

Type	White
Origin	Australia
Description	Wakefield Jaraman Riesling, Clare Valley / Eden Valley
Year	2007
Size	Standard
Bottle Price	£16.10
Web Link	Wakefield Wines

Wine information: Wakefield Wines are located in the heart of the Clare Valley and was founded by wine merchant Bill Taylor Senior in 1969 with the purchase of 178 hectares of vineyards near the Wakefield River in Auburn. Wakefield Wines are still known under their original name of Taylor's Wines in Australia. Bill Taylor carefully chose the site for its red brown loam over limestone soils ( this is known as "terra rossa") and cool climate of the Clare valley. The same year, 1969, the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted. Today Wakefield Estate is one of the most highly esteemed cool climate producers in Australia. It is also unique in the fact that all of the grapes are sourced from 400 hectares of family-owned vineyards in the winery which makes it one of the largest single estate plantings in Australia. The Jaraman range of wines are named after the aboriginal word for seahorse. Fossilised remains of seahorses have been found on the estate which confirms that the area had in fact once been the bed of an ancient inland sea. Unlike the other Wakefield wines, the Jaraman wines are a blend of fruit from two different areas, the Clare Valley and the Eden Valley.

Tasting Notes: Wakefield Jaraman Riesling is a pale straw colour with a green hue. It has an intense fresh lifted aroma of lime, citrus blossom and subtle rose petal. Intense lime and grapefruit characters are evident throughout the palate. The wine has an underlying mineral character which adds to the elegance of the wine. The acid is crisp and gives good length and line to the wine. The wine has a clean and refreshing finish with excellent persistence long after the wine has left the mouth.

Food & Wine match: Try with green bean salad, poached chicken with lemongrass and sweet chilli dipping sauce, or fresh oysters. The wine can be enjoyed immediately or will reward lovers of aged Riesling with careful cellaring up to and possibly beyond 2014.