Singlefile Great Southern Riesling 2025

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 2025 vintage benefited from steady ripening conditions in the Great Southern, with a warm summer that resulted in a near perfect vintage
• 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 2025 growing season delivered ideal ripening conditions for growing premium riesling in the Great Southern. Spring and summer offered even temperatures and very little rain, resulting in the riesling harvest being slightly earlier than normal.

On 10 March 2025, the parcels of fruit were picked and brought into the winery, the free run juice undergoing a long and slow cold fermentation in stainless steel immediately after the pressing. This ensured the pristine floral and citrus fruit characters were preserved. The wine then underwent very gentle lees stirring to add subtle texture before preparation for bottling. It was bottled in July 2025.

Accolades:

Previous vintages:

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.

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.

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