Eden Hall Eden Valley Riesling 2013
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nice toasty development on the nose and very limey upfront flavours with toasty notes.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Nice toasty development on the nose and very limey upfront flavours with toasty notes.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
Limey, tropical and buttery characters lift off the nose followed by a long elegant citrus driven palate with restrained but persistent toasty lime flavours.
Comments Off on Boston Bay Peninsulas South Australia Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Balanced, long and intense with lovely long pure lime juice-like fruit characters.
Comments Off on The Wine Society Premium Selection Clare Valley Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of musk lifesavers with a long fine palate and very fresh sweet citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Rockridge Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A fine delicate style with a floral lift to the nose and loads of fresh citrus/floral flavours.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Reserve Barossa Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Citrussy bouquet with a touch of green herbs and intense lemon rind flavours with good phenolic elements.
Comments Off on Orlando St Helga Barossa Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely fresh lifted floral bouquet and elegantly structured citrus driven palate with some tropical notes and nice spiciness with good tight acidity.
Comments Off on Jacob’s Creek Classic South Eastern Australia Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lemons and limes on the nose with a touch of passionfruit and a strong muscular citrus palate with steely acidity.
Comments Off on Peter Yealands Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Nose shows a lovely floral lift with a nice dash of spices. Lots of zesty, cool climate, lemony flavours with a crisp clean finish.
Comments Off on Ryder Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Bush biscuit and oatmeal like aromas with lots of green apple flavours laced with lemon rind characters and steely acidity on the palate.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Smells of orange blossoms with a long flavoursome gooseberry palate and some toasty notes developing.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A classic aged riesling with a toasty buttery lemon bouquet and long, elegant lime palate with toasty development
Comments Off on Catalina Ridge Coonawarra Riesling 2008 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Aged kero-like notes to the lemon butter nose and very sweet fuller style of palate with cumquat-like flavours.
Comments Off on Catalina Ridge Coonawarra Riesling 2007 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Lovely combination of rose petals, Turkish delight and lime cordial characters. Gewurtz-like.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Wines Regional Range Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Crisp, clean and very varietal style with a pleasant spicy fruit nose and a big flavoursome citrussy palate.
Comments Off on Queen Adelaide South Eastern Australia Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Light lemon juice fragrances and an austere elegant lemon/lime palate with a tart finish. “Put it away”, suggested one judge. 5+
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Deep lemon hues, obvious varietal aromas and a beautifully structured palate delivering lovely ripe floral/herbal riesling flavours that finish quite savory.
Comments Off on Simon Gilbert Orange Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Citrussy nose has a touch of spice. Very pleasing varietal impression to the palate with lime like acidity. “Excellent with battered fish”.
Comments Off on Lowe Mudgee Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Very powerful aged riesling aromas and a generous and beautifully structured fruit driven palate sitting at the ripe end of the spectrum with bold richly concentrated flavours.
Comments Off on Moppity Vineyards Hilltops Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Exotic fruit fragrances and bright tight palate with some sweetness and fresh acid finish.
Comments Off on Patina Orange Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A mélange of grapefruit, stonefruit and some herbs. Lots of texture. Needs food.
Comments Off on Robert Stein Reserve Mudgee Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Pale pink, distinctive Waitaki Valley blend of pinot noir (90%) and dolcetto (10%). Drinking well now, it is full-bodied, with peachy flavours, hints of spices and apricots, lively acidity and very good depth.
Comments Off on Pasquale The White Rose Riesling 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Grown on the Waimea Plains, this is a finely balanced, lively, light-bodied wine (under 10% alc/vol), produced in a medium style. It has good depth of fresh, peachy, spicy flavours, a hint of apricot, and gentle sweetness balanced by appetising…
Comments Off on Moutere Hills Single Vineyard Nelson Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Ripely scented, easy-drinking style of riesling, with youthful, slightly sweet (15 grams/litre residual sugar), moderately intense flavours of citrus fruits, pears and peaches. Drink now or cellar.
Comments Off on Martinborough Vineyard Manu Martinborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Youthful, single-vineyard wine from the lower Wairau Valley. Finely poised, medium-dry style, with strong, citrusy, slightly spicy flavours and good harmony.
Comments Off on Zephyr Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Tight, youthful wine, off-dry, with good vigour and intensity of lemon/lime flavours, slightly toasty notes emerging, and a lengthy finish.
Comments Off on Zephyr Marlborough Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Tight and youthful, in a medium-bodied style with fresh, lively peach, passionfruit and spice flavours, mouth-watering acidity and an off-dry (13 grams/litre residual sugar) finish. Best drinking 2016+.
Comments Off on Waimea Classic Nelson Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Tightly structured, estate-grown wine with good intensity of lively, citrusy, slightly spicy flavours. Full-bodied, fresh, dryish and minerally. Approachable now, but well worth cellaring.
Comments Off on Te Kairanga Martinborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Tight, elegant wine, fresh and medium-bodied, with strong, citrusy flavours, hints of ginger and spice, and very good vigour, poised and depth. Youthful, off-dry wine, well worth cellaring to 2016+.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Dry style (2.6 grams/litre residual sugar), hand-picked and partly oak-fermented. Powerful, weighty wine with deep, citrusy, slightly spicy flavours, a minerally streak and a finely poised, tangy, persistent finish. Distinctive and well worth trying.
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Highly fragrant bouquet, showing bottle-aged complexity. Full-bodied style (13% alc/vol) with generous, lemony, slightly spicy and toasty flavours, good acid spine and a dryish, lasting finish. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Aurum Central Otago Riesling 2010 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lifted perfumed bouquet. “Like Nana’s handbag”, suggested one judge. Soft, creamy and fruity in the mouth.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Vineyard Selection Series Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A stylish number with attractive green melon and citrus fruit characters, subtle perfumed notes and lovely acid presence.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Regional Range Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A tight stylish cool climate style with fresh varietal fruit of limes and citrus.
Comments Off on Rhythm Stick Wines Red Robin Reserve Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Nose is lifted and spicy; good intensity of citrus aromas. Soft palate with simple fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Rhythm Stick Wines Red Robin Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A great wine with a fine aromatic nose; smells of limes and lemons with perfumed notes. Palate is flavoursome and bright with great persistence of lime/citrus characters. Lovely freshness.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Grown Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely crisp dry style with good riesling fruit characters layered with some fragrant/talcum powder like elements.
Comments Off on Howard Park Porongurup Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A beautifully complex, but wonderfully youthful, botrytis riesling that has excellent fruity aromas and zesty citrussy flavours.
Comments Off on Hunters Dessert Wine Marlborough Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lovely limey nose and great length of delicious citrus based flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Cane Cut Clare Valley Riesling 2013 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Beautiful lifted floral/perfumed nose and a classy, cool climate, palate with delicious crisp, floral, flavours and a lovely line of mineral like acidity.
Comments Off on Galafrey Dry Land Reserve Mount Barker Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A zesty off-dry style of riesling with fine floral fragrances developing a hint of kero. Gentle well balanced palate shows a nice level of residual sugar.
Comments Off on Bellarmine Select Pemberton Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Has ripeness and flavours, obvious talcum powder characters, tight acid and phenolics.
Comments Off on Ferngrove Cossack Frankland River Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very attractive wine with delicate aromas and sweet fruit flavours on the light, bright, well structured palate with tight acid balance.
Comments Off on Bellarmine Half Dry Pemberton Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A floral nose with a sprinkle of talcum. Attractive lime focused palate, nice texture, some complexity and great length.
Comments Off on Xabregas Mount Barker Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Vibrant lemony mineral nose; a touch of florals. The lightweight slatey palate has plenty of power and grip.
Comments Off on Forest Hill Vineyard Estate Great Southern Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A very pretty wine with hints of honeysuckle on the nose and a core of sweet fruit flavours with noticeable acidity.
Comments Off on Trevelen Farm Great Southern Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A delightfully delicate apple/citrus bouquet leading to a ripe well balanced citrus palate with a warming finish. 3-5
Comments Off on 3 Drops Great Southern Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Floral fragrances and powerful lemon/lime flavours. “It delivers”, said one judge. 3-5
Comments Off on Talisman Ferguson Valley Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A lighter style with lifted apple/lime like fruit and good line of chalky/minerally acidity with pleasant phenolics on the finish. 5+
Comments Off on Plantagenet Great Southern Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Lime based aromas with a minerally element. The juicy palate has great purity of varietal fruit and very good acid balance. 5+
Comments Off on Vinaceous Right Reverend Temperantia Mount Barker Riesling 2014 / 0 View / June 9, 2017