2020 Vintage

The 2020 vintage will be remembered as a challenging vintage but one with great rewards.

In this vintage Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard offers a range of three outstanding wines.

GCV Celtic Farm Riesling

This wine comes from three different blocks on the vineyard and our intention is to make a wine in the modern Australian Riesling style – crisp, dry and fresh. Pale green in appearance with typical Clare Valley Riesling citrus characters of lemon and lime.

$26^{/ bottle}

GCV McAskill Riesling

The McAskill Riesling is made in very limited volumes, sourced predominately from a small block planted in the year 2000 that consistently produces Riesling of outstanding character and quality.

$45^{/ bottle}

GCV White Hut Riesling

The White Hut Riesling is a new entrant to the Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard portfolio, an opportunity to showcase the subregion where our well renowned vineyard is located.

$36^{/ bottle}

Growing Season

The vintage was shaped by a typically cool winter, but with below average rainfall. Spring rains were also down. Budburst and flowering were normal and harvest commenced in late February for us. While we experienced above average temperatures during January and much of February, conditions were quite mild once vintage began in earnest. The 2019 vintage will be remembered as another high-quality Clare Riesling vintage with lower alcohols and bright acids a feature of our wines.