Delicate,

       mineral,

crisp.

Made in small quantities from specific sites, this Riesling is scarcely available outside of the Tasting Room.

Drink now or cellar for up to 15 years
Ideal serving temperature: 6-8°C
Limited availability
Produced using sustainable practices

Tasting notes

Vintage Guide

Reviews

Bri Hammond923 Shawandsmith 0111 Highres

Generous, layered and textural with bright varietal acidity.

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Notes

Style

Delicate florals with crystalline flavours of orange blossom, lime cordial and pear add flavour to the mouthwatering acidity. Texture and depth are hallmarks of the 2024 season.

Season

Cool and wet conditions during flowering interrupted berry set, resulting in smaller, lighter bunches. The remainder of the season was mostly mild and dry, with a few well-timed rain events supporting vine growth and health. The result was low yields, high acidity and great flavour. Despite early season challenges, later ripening varieties like Riesling benefitted from a drier than average end to the growing season resulting in one of the best years for Riesling we’ve seen in recent times.

Source

From high and cool sites in Lenswood and Mt Torrens.

Vinification

Our Riesling grapes are hand-picked and pressed gently. A portion of the juice spends time in contact with skins before fermenting cool in stainless steel. We avoid oak, instead opting for fruit purity and balance.

Serve

A great aperitif or drink with fish and chips. Ideal temperature is 6-8°C.

Cellar

Will reward careful cellaring for up to 15 years.

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Reviews

Fresh and vibrant aromas of orange blossoms, jasmine flowers, lime zest and river stones. The palate is medium-bodied with focused acidity and a generous mouthfeel, giving notes of lemon balm, grapefruit pith, flint and mandarin pith. Its 4 g/L of residual sugar add a nice balance and texture. 95 Points.

Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com

Pale, almost water-white colour, with a spicy/nettley and yeast-estery bouquet which is immediately appealing and inviting. There are notes of musk sticks and pear-filled Danish pastry too. The palate follows on from there and is soft and rounded, with lovely subtle acidity, with the result that the wine is very approachable already, in its extreme youth. There could be a tickle of sweetness helping that balance. Delicious wine. 95 Points.

Huon Hooke, The Real Review

The cool vintage has resulted in lifted white florals that splash from the glass. Freesia and star jasmine. Apple blossom and lily pily. Curls of green apple skin, fresh lime juice and river pebble. It is charitable in fruit weight with unity between natural acidity and pulpy fruit. This has become such a reliable Riesling vintage after vintage. So well balanced that both dry and off dry Riesling lovers would be thrilled with this. Drink now with fried school prawns and will have the staying power of a decade. 93 Points.

Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot

Past Vintages

2023

One of the coldest, wettest vintages on record. Challenging, but rewarded patience with fresh acidity and delicate fruit.

Drink now, or cellar until 2038

Tasting note

2022

Second of a trilogy of cool La Niña years. Cool vintage with ripeness and fresh acidity.

Drink now, or cellar until 2037.

Tasting Note

2021

Exceptional year - balanced growing season.