Porongurup Riesling 2024

Name: Buy Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling | Perth Delivery
SKU: HAR050
Price: 27.00 AUD
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Harewood Estate Riesling

Dry & Crisp | Floral & Citrus Notes

Introducing the 2024 Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling, a refined expression of one of the Great Southern wine region’s most iconic varieties. Sourced from one of the original Riesling plantings in the Porongurup Ranges, this wine beautifully showcases the cool-climate elegance that the region is known for. Crafted with the utmost care and precision, it is a wine of exceptional finesse, capturing the very essence of Riesling’s delicate nature.

Why You Will Love It:

Pristine Juice: Made from only the finest “free-run” juice, resulting in a wine free from harsh phenolic characters, delivering incredible purity.
Floral & Citrus Elegance: A nose filled with fine floral notes and refreshing citrus aromas, enhanced by a distinct flinty vibrancy.
Crisp & Clean Palate: Flavours of green apple and grapefruit lead into a crisp, slate-driven mid-palate, finishing with mouth-watering lemons and limes.
Cool Climate Mastery: The long, cool fermentation and minimal fining preserve the fresh, bright characteristics of the fruit, showcasing the exceptional care taken during production.
Classic Riesling Style: A fine, elegant structure with a beautifully clean finish that leaves you wanting more.

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Discounts & Delivery

Buy 6 or more wines of your choice and enjoy a 5% discount. Yes, it can be any mix of wines!
Based in Perth, we provide FREE personal delivery for orders over $75 within the Perth area.
We also offer shipping across Australia, with freight costs calculated at checkout.
You can typically order more than the available stock of most wines, with excess going on backorder. However, for special vintage-dependent wines, you’re restricted to the current stock to ensure you receive the specific year’s vintage.
For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to us via email at info@partnersinwine.com.au.

Harewood Porongurup Riesling Tasting Notes:

ThisRiesling has a brilliant, pale straw colour with youthful green tinges, reflecting its fresh and vibrant character. On the nose, the wine reveals delicate floral aromas, interwoven with citrus notes of lemon, lime, and grapefruit, with a hint of flinty minerality that adds depth. On the palate, the wine opens with crisp flavours of green apple and grapefruit, followed by a sleek, slate-like character through the mid-palate. The finish is fresh and mouth-watering, with classic lemon and lime zest that lingers elegantly. Its fine structure and seamless balance are a testament to the careful winemaking process.

Food Pairing Suggestions:

Grilled Seafood: The crisp acidity of the wine pairs wonderfully with grilled prawns, oysters, or a fresh seafood platter.
Sushi or Sashimi: The bright citrus notes of this Riesling are a perfect match for delicate sushi or sashimi, enhancing the fresh, clean flavours.
Goat’s Cheese: Enjoy with tangy goat’s cheese, where the wine’s acidity cuts through the richness, creating a balanced pairing.
Fresh Salads: Pair with a zesty green salad or a light citrus dressing, which complements the wine’s fresh, vibrant palate.
Spicy Asian Dishes: The refreshing citrus character and acidity make it an excellent match for spicy Thai or Vietnamese dishes.

Best Serving Temp:

Serve the 2024 Porongurup Riesling chilled at around 8°C – 10°C to preserve its refreshing, crisp profile and bright acidity.

Additional Information:

Grape Variety: 100% Riesling
Region: Porongurup, Great Southern, Western Australia
Alcohol: 12.5% by Vol
Closure: Screwcap
Vintage: 2024
Volume: 750ml

Decanting Suggestions:

As a young Riesling, this wine is best enjoyed fresh, and decanting is not necessary. However, allowing it to breathe for 15-20 minutes before serving can help open up its floral and citrus aromas, especially if it is served very chilled.

Learn About Harewood Estate

Denmark:
400km south of Perth, you’ll find our home, estate block and winery. Driving in, there’s a series of steep hills and valleys before you emerge onto the rolling slopes of the vineyard and eventually, the Southern Ocean.

It’s a pristine place, long cool summer days and ‘mean’ gravelly soils that slowly ripen the grapes to produce wines of intense flavours.

Frankland River:

Ask around, Frankland River produces some of the best Shiraz in Australia. The climate here is Mediterranean – dry and sunny – and results in wines of hefty weight and complexity.

The river valley has a crucial role, funnelling cool and humid air north from the ocean moderating the afternoon heat to provide a long, slow ripening period for grapes.

Mount Barker:

Mount Barker is the birthplace of the Great Southern. It was here in 1955 that the pioneering American viticulturalist Harold Olmo recommended growing grapes for European-style table wines.

Despite its lofty name, Mount Barker is largely dry, open grazing country with scattered vineyards, but it was the gravelly soil conditions that Olmo likened to Bordeaux, in France.

Porongurup:

The feel of Porongurup is quite different from neighbouring Mount Barker.

Great stands of towering Eucalypt forest and a massive series of rounded granite knobs give way to sweeping views out over the Porongurup Ranges.

This elevated vineyard produces crisp, cool-climate wines on granite soils.

James Kellie – Winemaker

james kellie from harewood estate walking in the vineyards with his dog

I was fortunate to land my dream winemaking job at the renowned Howard Park, in the Great Southern. The plan at that stage was to hone my skills, learn as much as I could and move to Tasmania; 15 years later we’re still here.

In 1998, whilst at Howard Park, I started making wine on contract for Harewood and in 2003 my family and I took the plunge to purchase Harewood Estate. It was a nerve-racking time, we decided to build a 300 tonne winery and were up to our necks. I knew it was ambitious, but we were making a serious commitment to develop sub-regional wines that showcased the variety of the Great Southern.

Hard work is paying off; the winery has grown to 500 tonnes and we’ve received 31 national and international Trophies, hundreds of medals and the coveted 5 Red Star Rating from influential wine critic James Halliday which is awarded to the top 5% of Australian wineries for “a consistent record of excellence”.

The aim of Harewood Estate hasn’t changed: grapes are grown in select, low yielding vineyards to create wines that represent the best the region has to offer.

Awards

For 17 consecutive years, Harewood Estate has received 5 stars from James Halliday – Australia’s most influential wine critic – for “wines of exemplary quality and typicity”.

We have been awarded the elusive Five Red Stars for a “consistent record of excellence” since its introduction in 2006.

More than anything else, these awards are a testament to the quality of wine grapes grown throughout the Great Southern region.

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