Leesy & cheesy with fresh straw notes. Lime pith comes through on the palate along with zesty, almost-puckering acidity. Long finish. A bit more evolved than I'd expect at 5 years old, but that might have just been this bottle.
Leesy & cheesy with fresh straw notes. Lime pith comes through on the palate along with zesty, almost-puckering acidity. Long finish. A bit more evolved than I'd expect at 5 years old, but that might have just been this bottle.
Feb 1st, 2015
2009 vintage from High Eden (my favourite terroir for Aussie Riesling). Pale lemon green hue. Ripe lemons and limes, and diesel TDN. White peaches and chalky minerality with a whiff of gun powder. On the palate, dry, not too oily and only medium minus body. Fresh and crisp acidity cuts through this wine like a knife. Alcohol is low in a Mosel way. There's great intensity of flavour and a ripe lemony / limey finish that is quite persistent. Not archetypal Aussie Riesling here. There's a deft hand from the wine maker and clearly an attempt to make a feminine, delicate wine not meant to overwhelm the drinker. Personally, I would age this another 5 years to get some more interesting tertiary characteristics - the structure of the wine (concentration and acidity) suggests it will improve further.
2009 vintage from High Eden (my favourite terroir for Aussie Riesling). Pale lemon green hue. Ripe lemons and limes, and diesel TDN. White peaches and chalky minerality with a whiff of gun powder. On the palate, dry, not too oily and only medium minus body. Fresh and crisp acidity cuts through this wine like a knife. Alcohol is low in a Mosel way. There's great intensity of flavour and a ripe lemony / limey finish that is quite persistent. Not archetypal Aussie Riesling here. There's a deft hand from the wine maker and clearly an attempt to make a feminine, delicate wine not meant to overwhelm the drinker. Personally, I would age this another 5 years to get some more interesting tertiary characteristics - the structure of the wine (concentration and acidity) suggests it will improve further.
May 18th, 2015
A favourite Australian Riesling, consistently good. Straw coloured, petroleum and mineral nose, zesty citrus and lime on the palate. 11% alcohol, paired with salmon and parsley roulade with pasta
A favourite Australian Riesling, consistently good. Straw coloured, petroleum and mineral nose, zesty citrus and lime on the palate. 11% alcohol, paired with salmon and parsley roulade with pasta
Feb 5th, 2015
Eden Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
