Best`s Great Western Riesling
$32.99
Region:Australia > Western Australia
Vintage:2021
The story of Bests' begins in 1866 when Henry Best purchased 30 hectares of land in the small town of Great Western, 230km Northwest of Melbourne in New South Wales. It was a property named Concongella, and the goal was to produce world-class wines that would compete with those from France. Fast forward to 1920 when Frederick P Thomson signs a contract of sale with Charles and Joseph Best (Henry Best’s sons), to purchase the Concongella Vineyard. The winery continued to evolve, planting whatever grapes were in fashion, all the while discovering the concept of terroir. By the turn of the century, Syrah is being touted as Australia's adopted grape child, and the varietal thrives over much of Australia's wine regions. In the 1980s the Syrah-based wines are often referred to as Hermitage but the French put an end to that outside of France. Hermitage became known as Shiraz., drawing the name from what is thought to be the grape's Persian origins in Shiraz, Iran. Meanwhile Bests' continues to evolve, acquiring more vineyards and establishing itself as one of Austalia's preeminent Shiraz producers. In 2012 their Bin 1 Shiraz won the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Australia's most prestigious wine award.