Wilberforce 2024 Eden Valley Riesling
Wilberforce 2024 Eden Valley Riesling
Our 2024 Wilberforce Single Vineyard Eden Valley Riesling shows intense floral aromas coupled with hints of citrus on the nose. On the palate, there’s great depth, with notes of stone fruit and honey blossom coming to the fore. It unfolds with impressive length, showcasing regional minerality and finishing with crisp Eden Valley acidity.
The growing season began dry, prompting rapid and early vine growth. Late spring and early autumn showers provided much-needed relief, supporting average crop yields. A warm, dry summer accelerated ripening, while cool nights helped preserve the grapes' natural acidity and vibrant aromatics.
95 POINTS | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 POINTS | Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
92 POINTS (Silver) | Dave Brookes, Halliday
Available online in single, six packs, and at select local retailers.
Our Wilberforce range is the workhorse of Auld Family Wines—producing a Riesling that consistently delivers. The 2021 vintage received 98 points from Winestate Magazine, earning Top in Category and a Wine of the Year nomination.
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95 POINTS | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Beautifully poised and finely expressed, the wine shows green apple, nectarine, lemon pith, and white floral notes on the nose, followed by a linear palate offering excellent focus and drive. Superbly structured by vibrant acidity, finishing long and refined. At its best: 2027 to 2039.
93 POINTS | Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
Eden Valley Riesling from a great vintage – one of the great buys in the world of wine... The nose has notes of spices, river stones, citrus, grapefruit and florals. A very aromatic style of Riesling, delightfully fragrant with notes of jasmine. The palate continues the lemony theme and provides a chalky support. There is very good length here, a linear style with fine acidity. It will drink beautifully for the next ten to twelve years.
92 POINTS (Silver) | Dave Brookes, Halliday
Pale with a flash of green and aromas of freshly squeezed lime juice, grapefruit and green apple. Hints of Christmas lily, clover, crushed stone, fennel and almond paste. Lightly textured with just a touch of grapefruit pith, a vibrant seam of acidity and just a suggestion of dried herbs on the dry finish.
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2024
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Riesling
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Eden Valley, South Australia (single vineyard).
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Pale straw with green hues.
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An orchard of floral-like aromas with a hint of citrus.
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Upfront, stone fruit and honey blossom shine, leading into a balanced fruit weight that starts the wine off with a bang. It unfolds with impressive length, showcasing regional minerality and finishing with crisp Eden Valley acidity.
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Delicious with an Asian-inspired, fresh seafood salad. The natural acidity of the Riesling will cut through a nice piece of fatty fish on a warm summers day.
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The 2024 Eden Valley growing season began dry, prompting rapid and early vine growth. Late spring and early autumn showers provided much-needed relief, supporting average crop yields. A warm, dry summer accelerated ripening, while cool nights helped preserve the grapes' natural acidity and vibrant aromatics.
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ALC% / VOL
12% v/v
Titratable Acidity
6.4 g/lPH
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Now to 8 years.
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Sulphites
The Wilberforce Story
The Auld family history has many layers and William Patrick (WP) Auld made sure very early on it wouldn’t be confined to South Australia, climbing aboard his trusty stead Wilberforce for many an adventure. The pair was part of the expedition led by John McDouall Stuart that successfully crossed Australia from south to north for the first time, with WP lending his expertise as a surveyor.
WP forged a special bond with Wilberforce, a muscular 17-hand dark brown stallion who allowed only WP to ride him. WP worked in the Auldana vineyard and was a founding member of the Adelaide Hunt Club in the Adelaide Hills, often riding with well-known poet and jockey Adam Lindsay Gordon. A descendent of the English horses brought to Australia by the first settlers, Wilberforce could go all day without tiring despite Australia’s unforgiving climate and was WP’s loyal companion for 37 years.
Similar to WP’s tireless nag, the Wilberforce range is the workhorse of Auld Family Wines and won’t let you down. Sturdy, dependable and always on hand, these wines constantly deliver, just like Wilberforce when transporting WP thousands of kilometres through the Australian interior.
