Fo woin friens who arn't veryy familiaa
with the Aussie woin speectrum thiis one myght be quoit a surproiis! Ohhh no ... okay, okay I stop
my pathetic (and probably quite offensive) attempt to sound like a
local. Sometimes it is really hard to find a good start - and you simply come up with bonkers ideas! Today, I most
certainly failed! Anyway, the first time I've heard of this Kanta Riesling -
it must be about seven years ago - it surely was a big surprise to me.
Egon Müller - (one of) the biggest name(s) in the Riesling business –
better try to delete the words in the brackets – producing Riesling in the Adelaide
Hills in South Australia!? Okay, it is not like that Egon Müller himself is managing the every day business of this project. This Kanta (= sanskrit for beloved) project is actually a joint-venture between Egon Müller from the
sacrosanct Scharzhof in Saar Valley and Adelaide's Michael
Andrewartha of East End Cellars. So, the main responsibility for today's Riesling was in the hands of Michael. The actual Balhannah Vineyard though belongs to
the well known Shaw & Smith wine company in Balhannah. A third party. The soils
of the vineyard are dominated by sandy loam over red clay and are set
about an average altitude of 420 metres. Spontaneous fermentation and long maceration were also on the agenda. So, let's have our first sip of this very interesting project Riesling ...
