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Robert Stein White Mudgee Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A well put together and flavoursome wine with a shy nose that shows delicate honeyed floral fragrances and a tight green apple palate with crunchy lime-like acidity.

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Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A subdued green apple nose showing some development with an intensely crisp lemon/citrus palate.

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Pewsey Vale Vineyard 1961 Block Eden Valley Riesling 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Looks very fresh and youthful with a toasty nutty nose and beautifully poised and balanced palate with intriguing bottle age characters coming through.

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Pewsey Vale Vineyard Prima Eden Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Slight tropical bouquet with a floral edge and a candied citrus palate but has some good acid to balance it.

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Heggies Vineyard Estate Eden Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A toasty nose with a peppery lift and a high acid lemony varietal palate.

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Rockridge Estate Wines Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite a closed nose with a gentle line of citrus and more citrus on the succulent palate with great sugar/acid balance.

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Bellarmine Wines Dry Pemberton Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A great concentration and drive of lime fruit with spicy notes and textural acidity.

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Old Plains Longhop Adelaide Hills Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Aromas of apricots, melons and florals and fresh upfront green asparagus-like flavours.

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The Crafty Punter Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Confectionery citrus bouquet and slightly broad palate with tropical fruit characters.

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Kimbarra Great Western Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely wine described by one judge as “Glacial!” Smelling of green apples and limes with lots going on, on the palate; a complexity of citrus, minerality and racy acid.

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Z Wine Saul Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A very fresh zesty wine with lively and persistent lemon fruit and herbal notes.

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Paisley Wines Cashmere Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite a delicate bouquet that is reminiscent of meadow flowers with a typical regional flavour profile with solid core of lemon/citrus characters and a fresh acid drive in support.

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Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

A great wine, still very tightly wound, but just starting to develop toasty complexity with a grippy edge. Needs time.

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Pokolbin Estate Hunter Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Minerally fruit aromas with generous layers of lemon/lime flavours and a tight acid line.

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Hemera Estate Barossa Valley Riesling 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely developed toasty wine with lemon curd aromas edged with hessian notes and buttery toasty lemon flavours.

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Mapleton Vineyards Tasmania Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nose has a floral/lychee-like lift with generous fruit flavours and a seamless acid/sugar balance.

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Iron House Vineyards Tasmania Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Citrus nose with slight floral edge. Some residual sweetness on the palate with fresh acidity.

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Koonowla Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A riper fuller style with pure lifted citrus varietal fruit fragrances and flavours.

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Dinny Goonan Single Vineyard Geelong Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

An excellent wine; great example of the variety. Has slatey green herbal aromas with a citrus zestiness and at tight acid driven palate with pure confectionery lime flavours.

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Claymore Superstition Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A citrusy nose starting to show some honeyed development and has a pure core of citrus fruit and bright acid on the palate.

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Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Dry Orange Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Delicate nose with a slight green edge and very fine restrained green herbal/lime. Very cool climate.

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PepperGreen Estate Dry Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lean, linear and restrained style with delicate purity of floral citrus varietal fruit.

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Barossa Boy Cheeky Tilly Eden Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Complex nose looking developed but still has freshness. Generous layered lime driven flavours. “More-ish!”

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Corryton Burge Kith Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A bouquet of lemons and limes with slight floral lift and bath salt nuances. Generous floral citrus fruit flavours with some great lively acid to balance.

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Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Delicate and perfumed citrus-like aromas with an intense lime driven palate and a lively acid backbone.

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Eden Hall Reserve Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A tight, linear and well focused riesling with lemon citrus fruit drive and crisp acidity.

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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

A nose of citrus blossom and green tropical fruit with a lychee-like lift. Profuse concentration of lemon/citrus fruit flavours and good balance between sweetness and acidity.

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Colmar Estate Block 5 Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lemony nose with floral nuances and some toastiness starting to show on the persistent citrus palate.

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Kirrihill Regional Selection Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nose shows grassy herbaceous esters with delicate floral notes followed by a crisp concentration of lemon balm–like fruit flavours with steely acidity.

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Kirrihill VSS Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A big hit of brown lime and spicy aromas lift off the nose and has a lovely linear lime driven palate that has great texture and a delightful bright crisp line of acid.

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Kirrihill E.B.’s The Settler Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quite an aromatic nose with a floral lift and a minerally palate with good length of lime flavours.

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Dancing Queen ‘by Merrill’ Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

“Love this!” declared one judge. “So pretty and so elegant.” Lovely lime and bath salt-like aromas with loads of spicy lemons on the chalky textured palate with minerally acidity.

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Erin Eyes Emerald Isle Clare Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Hints of citrus on the nose and a great citrus driven palate, quite sweet with a greenish acid.

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Erin Eyes Pride of Erin Single Vineyard Reserve Clare Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Charming aromas of citrus zest and green melons with a slatey note. Upfront flavours with racy acidity.

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Bunnamagoo Estate Mudgee Riesling 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Floral citrus nose with a toasty edge. Nice textured minerally palate with citrus flavours and toasty finish.

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Plantagenet Angevin Great Southern Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A great brown lime bouquet with yeast esters. Palate has fabulous weight, length and texture with an enjoyable concentration of lime based flavours and bright acidity.

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Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lifted lemon curd nose and good citrus flavours with searing acid ensuring a long life.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Coonawarra Riesling 2014

Posted: December 2, 2021

Toasty lemon butter nose, good flavour intensity and still showing fresh acidity.

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Peter Lehmann Wines Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2014

Posted: December 2, 2021

Beautifully ageing soft and creamy style with lemon grass-like characters and a savoury edge. Still fresh.

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Peter Lehmann Wines Portrait Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Brown lime on the nose with a tight savory lemon/lime palate that has good fruit, good texture and chalky-like acidity.

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Hollydene Estate Eden Valley, South Australia Riesling 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Showing excellent toasty development to the lemon butter bouquet and more lemon butter on the still very fresh and youthful palate with lovely complexity and zippy acidity.

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Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Kamptal Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very floral nose – almost viognier-like. Creamy in the mouth with rich ripe flavours in the tropical spectrum.

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Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Reserve Kamptal Riesling 2017

Posted: December 2, 2021

Very buttery and very toasty but still shows youthful tropical fruit characters with a tight acid line.

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Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Reserve Kamptal Riesling 2016

Posted: December 2, 2021

Funky lemon nose with some toastiness and loads of citrus flavours on a tight palate.

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Giesen Estate New Zealand Riesling 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Developed toasty floral characters on the nose and a pretty palate of lush, sweet fruit flavours with a “clipped” acid line.

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Mockingbird Hill Single Vineyard Hayshed Block Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Lovely fragrances of jasmine and citrus blossom and great floral fruit flavours with some stunning flinty complexity.

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Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Savoury nose with a green edge and a generous up-front brown lime palate; great acidity.

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Hutt River Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A riper nose – almost tropical and a generously flavoured palate. Drinking well now.

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Cat Amongst the Pigeons Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Quiet nose; some citrus freshness with a big burst of lemon flavours on the palate.

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Cat Amongst the Pigeons Fat Cat Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely, graceful wildflower bouquet and a beautifully balanced palate with upfront lime-like flavours that linger across the length of the palate with a great finish.

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