Betty + Max Clare Valley Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Still fresh and vibrant with creamy lemon aromas and soft approachable palate.
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Artwine Glass Half Full Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Hints of fresh herbs on the citrussy nose with a fine medium bodied minerally palate. Well made.
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Plantagenet Angevin Mount Barker Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Minerally citrus bouquet and sherbet-like palate with the acid dominating for now.
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Thorn-Clarke Wines Eden Trail Eden Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Zesty nose sitting in the green spectrum. Tight, closed, pure fruit palate. Needs time.
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Koonowla The Ringmaster Clare Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Luscious riesling aromas and a creamy palate with bucket loads of flavours. Very approachable for a young wine.
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Koonowla Clare Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Very inviting estery aromas. Lovely palate – clean and refreshing with everything in place!
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Koonowla Clare Riesling 2006
Posted: April 26, 2017
A very impressive, very Australian, aged riesling. It has toasty honeyed aromas and seamlessly balanced varietal flavours with very good acid drive. Nearing its peak.
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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2010
Posted: April 26, 2017
Aged nose; smells toasty with sweet toffee notes. Soft, sweet and very approachable palate still shows some primary fruit.
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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
“Very riesling” with its citrussy aromas and big powerful flavours and lovely mouthfeel.
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Wicks Estate Adelaide Hills Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nose is a fragrant mix of citrus and florals with a good crisp citrus-flavour drive. Rich and approachable wine.
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Artis Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Closed floral fragrances with the florals carrying through the length of the sweet palate.
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Colmar Estate Block 6 Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
A tightly wound nose with a very attractive lime bouquet. Finely crafted palate with good length of delicate citrus flavours showing floral notes and slightly bracing acidity.
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Colmar Estate Orange Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh nose in green spectrum with piercing mineral characters. Nice varietal palate.
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Robert Stein Reserve Mudgee Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Subtle nose – very floral with some lemon zestiness. More lemon characters on the nicely weighted palate with bracing acidity. Needs at least another 5 years!
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Robert Stein Half Dry RS10 Mudgee Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
“The wine of the tasting”, thought one judge. Powerful lemon/lime bouquet with subtle floral nuances. Fragrant, tingly sherbet-like palate; lovely purity of fruit. “Should age a treat”.
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Robert Stein Mudgee Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Described by a judge as “A pristine ballerina style”. Subtle citrus sherbet aromas and a zesty palate. Will age well.
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Em’s Table Organic Clare Valley Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Excellent varietal expression here. Nose is all “washed rocks and brown lime” with a “relaxed” palate with great intensity of varietal fruit without the use of sugar.
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Macaw Creek Mt Lofty Range Riesling 2002
Posted: April 26, 2017
A vibrant powerful riesling that’s at its peak. Unctuous honeyed nose and developed flavours. Incredible for a 14-year old.
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Bird in Hand Honeysuckle Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Quite a restrained flowery nose with a round generous palate that has slightly sweet varietal fruit flavours.
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Bird in Hand Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Pale golden wine with pretty floral fragrances with a powerful fruit drive and a smart bright and nicely balanced palate with lovely fresh fruit flavours and a minerally finish.
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Stift Göttweig Reserve Austria Riesling 2014
Posted: April 26, 2017
A distinctive Old World style. Musky mandarin aromas; some toffee notes. Nicely weighted palate, some sweetness pushing through.
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Hiedler Heiligenstein Kamptal Riesling 2014
Posted: April 26, 2017
A powerful complex spicy nose and strong varietal flavours with some nuttiness and lovely creamy mouthfeel. The acidity cuts through the sweetness very well.
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Hirsch Zobing Kamptal Riesling 2014
Posted: April 26, 2017
Nicely ageing toasty, citrus, floral riesling that still has primary fruit to back it up.
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Hirsch Heiligenstein Austria Riesling 2013
Posted: April 26, 2017
Interesting wine with creamy toasty nose and seamless integration of fruit, sugar and acid. Starting to show its age but holding up well.
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Loveblock Bone Dry Marlborough Riesling 2011
Posted: April 26, 2017
Beautifully ageing riesling with toffee/brown lime bouquet and rich rounded and weighty palate with citrus sherbet -like flavours.
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Crabtree Watervale Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Slatey lemon nose and more of a neutral dry white palate with a grippy finish.
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Boston Bay Peninsula Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
A citrus driven wine with interesting tropical touches and strong acidity.
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Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Smells like apple skins and lemon pith with yeasty esters. Great line and length of flavour with plenty of room to grow in the bottle.
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Eldredge Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Ripe lemon drop-like nose and fresh acid driven palate with light lemon rind flavours.
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Vinaceous Reverend V Mount Barker Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
A nice varietal with fine tight minerally citrussy aromas and delicate sherbety flavours with good acid drive.
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Vinaceous Reverend V Mount Barker Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Fresh spicy citrussy/lemon bouquet. Lovely clean palate with good precision and balance.
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Claymore Wines Joshua Tree Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
“A well thought out and precise style”, said one judge. Green apple bouquet and delicate citrussy tang to the palate.
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Claymore Wines Superstition Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2016
Posted: April 26, 2017
Minerally citrus aromas with some cut grass and sweet orange blossom flavours.
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Patrick Aged Coonawarra Riesling 2011
Posted: April 26, 2017
A lovely drink with toasty lemon curd nose and delicious citrus driven palate with a hint of botrytis-like characters.
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Patrick Estate South Australia Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Marmalade-like maturity on the nose with a lovely fragrant lift. It has a powerful Germanic style of palate with great persistence of citrus blossom-like varietal flavours.
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Gobelsburg Urgestein Riesling 2015
Posted: April 26, 2017
Aged style with honeyed citrus nose and a nicely textured and very approachable palate.
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