2015 Shadowfax Riesling

Shadowfax

Australia / Werribee / Shadowfax

Youthful green, with great clarity and bright edge. Lifted musk and lime with some floral notes and a hint of complexing anise. A delicate musk and lime fruit front palate leads into a concentrated mid palate. Some gravel flavoured phenolics add another dimension that is focused with a bright line of acidity. The finish is dry and lingering.

August, 2016

James Halliday

Halliday Wine Companion 2017

95 points

Hand-picked, whole bunch-pressed, fermented at moderate temperatures (14-16 degrees Celsius), lees contact until bottling in July. Quartz-green, the wine has energy and drive, with lime and grapefruit both having their say on the long palate, flinty acidity the cream on the cake. Surprise packet.

April, 2016

Huon Hooke

Gourmet Traveller WINE

92 points

Geelong is not front-of-mind when thoughts turn to Riesling, but this one is a beauty. With a mid-yellow colour and a dried flower bouquet, it has a savoury palate with a balancing trace of juicy sweetness. The finish is clean and lick-smackingly dry.

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About Shadowfax

Shadowfax has taken tremendous strides in recent times, with the team refining the range and proving their prowess with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Their single-vineyard Chardonnays have taken out Best Chardonnay at the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition no fewer than five times. Especially noteworthy have been the Little Hampton Vineyard in Macedon's high-altitude plantings of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, in the chilliest region of Australia’s mainland. These are the vibrant future of Australia’s cool-climate wine scene. The counterpoint to this is the dynamic Minnow project, based around the Werribee vineyard’s southern French varieties. This is the source of bright, spicy, textured rosé and reds, with the micro-make Mondeuse immediately becoming a delicious cult hit. With long-serving vineyard manager and assistant winemaker Alister Timms taking the helm in October 2017, these are hugely exciting times for Shadowfax.

About

Shortly after completing this second degree, Alister started working at Shadowfax as Assistant Winemaker, a position he held for three years before moving back home to run his family’s winery, Kilgour Estate. In 2008, Alister returned to Shadowfax to manage the winery’s various vineyards and establish the Little Hampton property in the Macedon Ranges, whilst working as Assistant Winemaker to Matt Harrop. When Matt decided to leave Shadowfax in October 2017, after almost 20 years as winemaker, Alister was the obvious choice as his replacement. “I look forward to building on the foundation that we’ve created over the years and seeing our vineyards reach their full potential, and to follow that through in the winery.”