REGION:
South Australia, 2011
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
Sourced from our Nanya Vineyard in the Riverland from our own “heritage” clone of Riesling originally planted by Tom Angove in the early 70’s. This particular clone of Riesling produces an extremely varietally expressive wine in our region. Cuttings have since been grafted to new rootstocks to re-establish this heritage on modern trellising with drip irrigation – the legend continues.
The 2011 Vintage was cool, drought breaking rains in spring lead to minimal requirement for irrigation, good crops being set and substantial canopies which would be needed to ripen the fruit to perfection. This cooler year has been great for aromatic varietal expression, especially with the fruit dominant varieties such as this Riesling. Longer than usual grape maturation resulted in a relatively late harvest starting in March.
Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses. After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling filtration and bottling at the Angove Estate.
WINEMAKERS’ NOTES:
Bright pale-medium straw colour with some green hues. This delicious Riesling has a flamboyant lifted fl oral nose with some citrus and tropical depth. These floral characters carry through on the palate, underpinned with some lime and citrus, and a hint of guava, with a good weight with a clean and soft finish of surprising length.
This is the perfect accompaniment to Asian cuisine and grilled fish.
TECHNICAL:
Varieties: Riesling
Alcohol: 10.0% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 7.1 gms/l
Residual Sugar: 9.7 gms/l
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine - January 2012 - 88 Points 4 Stars
“Juicy nose, with lively lime fruit. There’squite delicate flavour, the sweetness filling out the palate but leaving it near-dry. It finishes with tight acidity. Forrestal like the “spicy, floral aromatics”, and Bourne chimed in with “a crisp, Granny Smith apple finish”. The wine highlights the skills of the Angove team and is great value. Enjoy it now, while it’s young and fresh.”
James Halliday Aust. Wine Companion 2012 Edition - 87Points - 4 Stars
“Bright green-straw; a generous, ripe, lime-accented bouquet and fore-palate
attest to the multi-region (not just Riverland) source of the wine; its Achilles
heel is its somewhat short fi nish. Nonetheless, value obvious.”
Geelong Advertiser - Reg Ryan - 07.07.11 - 7/10
“Pale straw hue, light floral and wet earth nose. The flavours are very light with notes of citrus, ending in a crisp finish. It’s a wine that’s very easy to drink. It has not got all the big punchy flavours, but still very enjoyable.”
Sydney Morning Herald - Huon Hooke - 07.06.11 - 86/100
“Straw-like savoury aromas with a trace of development and very faint floral fruit. The taste is juicy, aided and abetted by a little residual sugar, and the flavour is attractive, albeit designed for the value-conscious buyer. Good value quaffing white.”
Wine 100 Magazine - Nov/Dec 2010 - 88 Points
"Neat varietal character, lime and lemon aromas, some gentle florals and an overall clean and airy style. The palate's gently sweet and musky, carrying stone fruit - soft and ripe. Drink now."
Quaff 2011 - Peter Forrestal
Rating - Bloody Good
The Quaff 2011 ‘Light, Bright and Easy’ Best White Wine under $10
"What a delicious riesling! It has a beautifully perfumed nose with talc and floral aromas, has positive lemony flavours with a hint of lime, is fresh, vibrant and juicy, finishing crisp and zesty. Although all the rieslings given the Bloody Good rating are incredible value for money, at its price, this is the bargain."
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 2011 Edition
4.5 Stars 93 Points
Scored Top 10 Best Value Whites
"Has voluminous and striking bouquet, the aromas with tropical notes verging on traminer; the wine backs off a little on the palate, which is no bad thing, but has continuity and length to the citrus flavours and crisp finish."
Maitland Mercury - 23.06.10 - 87/100
'This is a terrific value Riesling for everyday drinking. Subdued aromas are spicy and lavender-like; the taste is soft and round with mild acidity but without overt sweetness. It is very well balanced and very quaffable.'
The Age - Epicure - 15.06.10
4 Stars
'This super-value young Riesling has been around for a while and a year in bottle has done it no harm, building some depth and interest. It is blended across South Australian regions to provide an aromatic drop smelling of flowers, lime and minerals. The flavour is intense, with good length and presence ahead of a clean, zesty finish.'
Sydney Morning Herald - Huon Hooke - 87/100
Also appeared in North West Star
'A good drink-now, middle-of-the-road style of Riesling, with a relatively soft, round palate and mild acidity. It's not obviously sweet and the spicy and lavender-like aromas are very attractive. Enjoy it young.'
Sunday Age - 14.03.10
4 Stars
'Another example of the great value available in South Australian Riesling. Long Row has fragrant floral, lime and mineral aromas, good depth of aromatic varietal flavour, excellent persistence and a zippy end. A bargain.'
The Age - Epicure - 12.01.10
4 Stars
'This true bargain proves that sub-$10 wines need not be boring. A young Riesling blended across various South Australian regions, it offers exemplary varietal personality. It opens with a little spritz of gas and pleasant floral, citrus and mineral aromas. It has generous flavour and depth, with mouth-watering balance and good length of flavour.'
West Australian - Ray Jordan - 14.01.10 - 87/100
'This is an excellent Riesling for less than $10. There is some nice varietal lemony citrus character on the nose and palate with a crisp clean lingering finished. It's easy drinking and nice and tight in the mouth.'
Adelaide Advertiser - Tony Love - 21.10.09 - 93 Points
'All Nanya Vineyard fruit from outside Renmark, this shows a first step towards developed Riesling character with lovely lime leaf and oil-skin aromas, then light lime juice testurals in a very affordable experience of attractive aged Riesling. It won a gold at the Riverland Wine Show.'
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 - 88 Points
4 Stars
'Admirable wine at the price, obviously picked before the heat; has citrus blossom, herb and apple notes and good length.'
Paddy Kendler's Top 20 Brands Guaranteed To Deliver On Taste - Herald Sun - 30.12.08 - Page 27 - LONG ROW RANGE
Angove's offers the dependable budget brand Butterfly Ridge, as well as the Nine Vines and Vineyard Select ranges, but Long Row is my pick of the pack. Chardonnay and sauvignon blanc are invariably huge value and shiraz and cabernet sauvignon over-deliver on quality at a modest price.
The Age - Wine Style Summer 2007 - 4 Stars $$$ - 28.11.07 - Ralph Kyte Powell
Long Row Riesling 2007
"Is Riesling back from the wilderness? It should be. Oceans of ordinary sauvignon blanc are being glugged down, yet most Rieslings are better value and better quality. Try this - flowery, limey refreshment, succulent flavour, zesty and refreshing., and it's less than $10 in most places."
Canberra Times - 14.11.07 - 4 Star Review - Fergus McGhie
'I'm impressed. This has seriously good fruit in the mix. There's a hint of Eden Valley muskiness, with plenty of lime and citrus to finish. It's definitely another great Thai takeaway quaffer."