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Snake + Herring Sabotage Riesling 2021 (12x 750mL) Great Southern

Description:

The Great Southern is renowned for its finely structured, elegant and long-lived Rieslings. Each of the 5 sub-regions is different in the way Riesling is expressed; part of the wonder of exploring Riesling from the Great Southern.

We have utilized Riesling from 2 vineyards for this wine; one in the central Mt Barker subregion and the other in the larger

Frankland subregion.

Both components are separated into free run and pressings fractions. The free run components are settled and fermented in

tank. The pressings are run direct to barrel and natural fermentation takes place. The free run component is all about lean

tight fruit and length; the barrel ferment components add texture and richness.

The 2022 Sabotage is our fifth release and the vintage was complicated…the season started with a cold wet winter that led to

a cool spring and a later budburst. Stable weather set below average crop levels and ripening continued later than average. A

hot spell at the end of January brought vintage back into regular timing and picking was in March.

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Description	Delivery / Location	Closes	Price
Snake + Herring Sabotage Riesling 2021 (12x 750mL) Great Southern Lot No: 0220-10729000	Nationwide Delivery	22 May 24 10.00 AM AEST	RRP$27 $9.09 per Bottle $109 per package Bid to win Bid Now
Snake + Herring Sabotage Riesling 2021 (12x 750mL) Great Southern Lot No: 0068-10728971	Nationwide Delivery	22 May 24 3.15 PM AEST	RRP$27 $9.09 per Bottle $109 per package Bid to win Bid Now

We have utilized Riesling from 2 vineyards for this wine; one in the central Mt Barker subregion and the other in the larger

Frankland subregion.

Both components are separated into free run and pressings fractions. The free run components are settled and fermented in

tank. The pressings are run direct to barrel and natural fermentation takes place. The free run component is all about lean

tight fruit and length; the barrel ferment components add texture and richness.

The 2022 Sabotage is our fifth release and the vintage was complicated…the season started with a cold wet winter that led to

a cool spring and a later budburst. Stable weather set below average crop levels and ripening continued later than average. A

hot spell at the end of January brought vintage back into regular timing and picking was in March.

Region:: WA - Other Western Australian
State:: Western Australia
Country:: Australia

Winery Tasting Notes

The 2022 version shows the vintage: bright citrus fruit with floral and mineral elements supported by long natural acidity. Showing intense grapefruit and preserved lemon notes with hints of honeysuckle and talc. Barrel fermentation has added a fleshy pithy texture and the finish is lemony and succulent with long natural acidity.

Winery Profile

Snake and Herring was founded in 2011 by two wine industry junkies, Redmond “Herring” Sweeny and Tony “Snake” Davis. Compelled to walk away from their professional roles at the same time, Redmond and Tony decided to embark on a journey to create their own wine label. Over a parcel of epic Porongurup Riesling, an idea began to form. Many late-night texts were exchanged and early morning vineyard rendezvous arranged and before long Snake + Herring was created and a Porongurup Riesling born.

Like a good wine, Redmond and Tony are a well-balanced team. Tony tends to be dreamy, geeky, moved by the magnificence of science in wine. Capturing and bottling the best of fruit from each site and vintage really ignites him. Redmond has an agricultural and accounting background as well as a forklift driver's ticket and he's not afraid to use it. He knows the market, he knows how to sell wine and thankfully he has a cracking palate.

This partnership has seen Snake + Herring achieve great success, with their latest triumph being the opening of Yarri Restaurant + Bar Dunsborough with Sal Davis and awarded chef Aaron Carr at the helm.

The journey continues!

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2021 vintage
12 x 750mL units
WA - Other Western Australian, Western Australia
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