Winery & Vintage Info
This wine forms part of Seppelt’s prized Drumborg Vineyard Range, sourced from the mature, cool-climate Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard in South-West Victoria’s Henty Region. Planted in 1964 by Karl Seppelt and swept by icy Winds from the Southern Ocean, it is one of the Southern-most vineyards of mainland Australia.
Riesling was the first variety planted at Drumborg in 1964. This wine is one of Seppelt’s most sought-after whites due to its fruit purity, structure, intensity of flavour and remarkable cellaring potential. Traditional winemaking techniques, including cool tank fermentation followed by a short period of maturation on less are used to bring about the purest expression of the vineyard. The 2020 vintage is a classic example of Drumborg Riesling representing the purity, balance and length inherent to this unique vineyard.
Select parcels of fruit were crushed and pressed then partially clarified with some solids included. All batches were fermented cool in stainless steel at 13ËšC and matured on lees for 1 month before bottling. Fruit is exclusively sourced from the Seppelt Drumborg vineyard in Henty, Victoria.
A cool winter with good rainfall was followed by cool, dry spring conditions, resulting in moderate fruit set with lower crop levels. Summer temperatures were average to cool, with persistent fine conditions and little rain, resulting in a long growing season and exceptional quality. Winery Notes
