Sixty Second Swirl by Brent Lello
Long Rail Gully Wines is situated in an “amphitheatre” setting along Long Rail Gully Road in Murrumbateman. From one of the largest vineyards in the region, the Parker’s have been cranking out quality cool climate wines for 20 years, each exhibiting true varietal characters and cool climate elegance.
This week’s “swirl” – the Long Rail Gully Riesling 2021 – is a delightfully delicious drop and well worth seeking out.
In the glass, the wine is pale straw in colour with a flashy brightness from within. To me, a swirl reveals classic lemon and lime citrus aromas with a florally fragrant lift of citrus blossoms. On the palate, this Riesling is crisp and elegant with lemon juice and lime zest flavours, leading to a refreshing, thirst-quenching finish.
We enjoyed our bottle washing down some Sydney rock oysters from the NSW south coast, with a squeeze of lemon and a drop of balsamic vinegar.
It would go equally well with any fresh seafood dish or even a Thai green chicken curry. I bought mine from “Thyme to Taste” Emporium in Yass, but you can buy it for $25 online.
WINEMAKING
Richard Parker studied winemaking at Charles Sturt University and has been instrumental in the establishment and development of Long Rail Gully Wines.
In 1998 Richard selected the site for the vineyard, prepared the layout and planted the first vines (with the help of his mother Barbara). In 2001 after tending the young vines for 3 years the first vintage was ready for harvest. Long Rail Gully has been an obsession ever since.
For Richard winemaking is a mix of art and science, soil and climate, of passion and logic, hard work and joy, all combining in the pursuit of producing quality expressive wines, reflecting the place in which they are grown and made.
Long Rail Gully’s state of the art winery provides the best winemaking equipment available but it’s Richard’s hands-on approach to the vineyard and winery, his careful attention to detail from vine to glass that is paramount in creating our high-quality wines, bringing out the best of each variety.
