Great Southern Riesling 2024

Tasting Notes:

• Colour: Bright, pale gold, reflecting the wine’s freshness and vibrancy.
• Aromatics: The nose is dominated by delicate notes of apple blossom, lime, and citrus fruits, inviting you in with a clean and floral profile.
• Palate: On the palate, the wine is dry and crisp, with zesty lime, tart Granny Smith apple, and a balanced, stony minerality.
• Finish: The finish is clean and refreshing, with mouthwatering acidity and a lingering presence of citrus fruit. The light lees work contributes to a gently textured mouthfeel, adding depth and elegance.
• Ageing Potential: The wine will evolve with age, developing a pronounced minerality and richness while retaining its refreshing acidity.

Food Pairing Suggestions:

• Grilled Fish: Its bright acidity complements the delicate flavours of grilled fish or prawn cocktails, making it an excellent choice for seafood.
• Creamy Seafood Pasta: The wine’s crisp freshness cuts through the richness of a creamy seafood pasta, providing a perfect balance.
• Citrus Salads: Pair it with fresh salads featuring citrus dressings for a vibrant, light meal.
• Aperitif: An ideal wine to serve as an aperitif, enhancing any light, elegant meal or summer gathering.

Best Serving Temp:

Serve at 8-10°C to allow the wine’s fresh, citrus aromas and crisp acidity to shine.

Winemaking:

• Harvesting: The 2024 vintage benefited from early ripening conditions in the Great Southern, with a hot summer that resulted in an earlier harvest, four weeks ahead of schedule.
• Fermentation: The free-run juice was cold-fermented in stainless steel to preserve the wine’s floral and citrus fruit characters. The fermentation was slow and cool to retain the vibrant aromatics.
• Lees Handling: Very gentle lees stirring added subtle texture and mouthfeel, enhancing the overall elegance of the wine.
• Bottling: The wine was bottled in June 2024, capturing the freshness and vibrancy of the vintage.

FAQ Wine Terms 🤔

• Apple Blossom: A delicate floral aroma reminiscent of the fragrance of apple flowers, contributing to the fresh and aromatic profile.
• Granny Smith Apple: A tart, green apple flavour that adds crispness and zest to the wine, balancing the richness of the citrus notes.
• Stony Minerality: A taste sensation that evokes the impression of wet stones or slate, providing the wine with an elegant, clean finish.
• Lees Stirring: The process of stirring the dead yeast cells (lees) in the wine to add texture and complexity to the mouthfeel.

Technical Data:

• Grape Variety: Riesling
• Region: Great Southern, Western Australia
• Alcohol: 12.5% by Vol | 7.5 Standard Drinks
• pH: 3.05
• Titratable Acidity: 7.0 g/L
• Cellaring: Drink now or cellar for 5-8 years for further development of minerality and complexity.

Vintage Conditions:

The 2024 vintage saw early ripening conditions in the Great Southern, with good rainfall in winter and a dry, hot summer that brought the Riesling grapes to optimal ripeness ahead of schedule. The cooler nights and warm days preserved the natural acidity and fresh fruit flavours, making this an exceptional vintage.

Accolades:

93 points, Aaron Brasher, The Real Review, November 2024
94 points, Ken Gargett, WinePilot, October 2024
94 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, October 2024
95 points, Wine Showcase, New Releases Tasting, August 2024

About Singlefile Winery

Singlefile Winery is located in the prestigious wine region of Denmark, part of Western Australia’s Great Southern. With an impressive collection of awards, medals, and accolades, the winery meticulously selects grapes from premium vineyards. The main vineyards are set in the scenic Great Southern area, specifically in Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and the Porongurups, while also sourcing from renowned regions like Margaret River. The Denmark property enjoys a cool maritime climate, ideal for growing aromatic varietals such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which showcase the region’s elegance. In contrast, the Frankland River vineyard, characterised by its continental climate, produces robust varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. This diverse, multi-regional approach allows Singlefile to craft an exceptional range of wines, each reflecting the unique terroirs of their origins and the winemakers’ dedication to quality.

Family History

Singlefile Wines was co-founded in 2007 by Phil and Viv Snowden, both geologists, alongside their daughter Pam and son-in-law Patrick Corbett. Each member had established successful careers before coming together to create Singlefile, united by a deep passion for wine. Pam and Patrick’s time living in Italy as a young couple solidified their appreciation for fine wines, while summer reunions with Phil and Viv provided opportunities to explore Old World wine regions, planting the seeds for their own winery.

After selling their successful consultancy, Snowden Mining, in 2004, Phil and Viv sought a new venture. They, along with Pam and Patrick, immersed themselves in learning about Australia’s key wine regions, determined to find the ideal site for producing exceptional cool-climate wines. Their journey led them to Denmark in Western Australia, where they discovered a slice of paradise. Leveraging their geological expertise, Phil and Viv chose an established vineyard that promised to showcase the true essence of Denmark’s terroir. This site, which now houses the cellar door, became the foundation for Singlefile and its celebrated Chardonnay wines.

Following the construction of the Cellar Door, Patrick and Pam relocated to the east coast of Australia for a year to establish distribution channels, working with sommeliers, trade partners, and consumers to build awareness of Singlefile. Meanwhile, Phil and Viv focused on refining their viticultural practices and enhancing the cellar door experience for visitors.

Today, Patrick plays a crucial role in producing all Singlefile wines, while Pam manages the daily operations. Phil and Viv reside on the Denmark property, keeping a close watch on the vineyards and cellar door activities.

From its family origins, Singlefile has evolved into a respected winery, largely thanks to the dedicated team that supports the founders in realising their vision. Despite its growth, Singlefile retains a family essence, remaining true to its boutique beginnings.

At Singlefile, quality is paramount, achieved through a minimal intervention philosophy in both vineyard and winery. The wines are crafted as naturally as possible, allowing the unique characteristics of the environment to shine in each bottle.

Singlefile is proud to be recognised as one of the premier wineries in the Great Southern region. The entire Singlefile family is driven by a commitment to produce top-quality wines, encapsulated in the Latin motto on their crest: Semper Superne Nitens – “the pursuit of excellence.”

Singlefile’s dedication to making exceptional wines is paralleled by its commitment to the Great Southern region. It’s as large as it is diverse. Its geography is a patchwork of coastal maritime land, gently undulating hills, open grazing country, eucalypt forests and granite outcrops. A true liquorice all-sorts of land girt by sea. And this variety is what makes the Great Southern so convincing as a supreme winemaking region.

Since its inaugural vintage in 2008, Singlefile Wines has been forging relationships with growers across the Great Southern region, under the guidance of wine luminary Larry Cherubino. Together, we meticulously select sites and varieties renowned for their excellence. Join us on a journey through the Great Southern as we explore each of its unique regions.

They have a long list of awards such as winning the International Rose Competition. Not to mention outstanding scores from the likes of Wine Companion & Ray Jordan.

We can order in a Singlefile Wine we don’t stock, email us at info@partnersinwine.com.au