Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley Riesling

Region

South Australia, Australia

Vintage:

2022

Producer:

Dandelion Vineyards

Grapes:

Riesling

Wine Description:

Clear and bright with a golden colour, this wine is pure and powerful. Beautiful aromas of honeysuckle, lemon peel, and sherbet are framed by musk and rose petal aromatics. The palate exhibits a deep citrus flavour complemented by tart green apple and pineapple flavours. A taut acidity brings the fruit flavours forward, toward a mouth watering finish.

Producer Description

Dandelion Vineyards is the venture of talented winemaker Elena Brooks, and her husband Zar. Their project makes wines from the Barossa and Eden Valleys, Fleurieu, the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale.

Elena hails from Bulgaria. Her mother worked for a local producer, and so much of Elena’s childhood was spent in a winery. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria’s rich winemaking history attracted visiting winemakers from across the globe. As a result, Elena met many international winemakers visiting her mother's workplace. As the only English speaker, she began interpreting barrel room tastings for these visitors at the age of 12. By 15 she was well-versed in the ins and outs of the winemaking process and by 16 she had made her first wine. After formal study and stints making wine worldwide, Elena eventually settled in McLaren Vale with Zar and founded Dandelion Vineyards.

Nick Stock, one of Australia’s leading journalists, wrote about Dandelion Vineyards saying, “The approach is remarkably simple and sees Elena making wine from a suite of beautiful old vineyards across that blessed curve that runs from the Barossa, up through the Eden Valley and Adelaide Hills and down into McLaren Vale.”

The ‘blessed curve’ Nick refers to, is at the heart of what Dandelion does