Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2024 Size::1 Bottle 18 months maturation in wooden

18 months maturation in wooden vats and in used 500-litre oak barrels

The fermentation was halted by chilling to achieve the ideal balance between sweetness

It will require cellaring to civilize

The palate is a light

Extremely gentle pressing of the whole grapes preceeds a cold soak and then fermentation and ageing (with batonnage) in old Nevers oak barriques for 6 months (oak adds nothing to the wine except deep stabilisation of the wine's rich intensity)

Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2024 Size::1 Bottle 18 months maturation in woodenThe 2024 vintage was early ripening, with both intensity and freshness, and our wine comprises 93% grapes from the terrarossa red loam laid over limestone of the renowned Watervale subregion often referred to as "The Golden Mile", with picking times staggered to retain natural acidity. The balance is sourced from the lean, hungry and rocky soils characteristic of the cooler and later ripening hills of Penwortham.