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Whistle and Hope Nagambie Lakes Riesling 2019

Posted: November 2, 2022

A simple austere and steely riesling with layers of light fruit, toast and mineral elements and has a good acid backbone.

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Erin Eyes Pride of Erin Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A very youthful wine with interesting aromas reminiscent of orange peel and peaches. Fresh, tight and crisp in the mouth with excellent persistence of pure varietal fruit flavours.

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Erin Eyes Emerald Isle Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

The nose not giving much away at the moment and just showing a hint of citrus. The palate is delicate and fragrant with floral and citrus flavours and a fresh acid backbone.

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Cooper Burns Emmy Lou Eden Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: November 2, 2022

Pleasant lemon butter bouquet and lovely full flavoured lemon/lime palate layered with developing toasty elements.

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Raidis Estate The Kid Coonawarra Riesling 2022

Posted: November 2, 2022

A zesty full flavoured riesling that is pale green in colour with delicate floral fragrances and a fleshy fruit palate.

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Lake Chalice Marlborough Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Already enjoyable, this light-bodied wine is fresh and vigorous, with good intensity of citrusy, slightly appley flavours, a gentle splash of sweetness and appetising acidity. Drink now or cellar. $19

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Wild Earth North Otago Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

This very youthful, crisp, single-vineyard wine was hand-harvested in the Waitaki Valley. Light lemon/green, it is tightly structured, with strong, vibrant, citrusy, slightly spicy flavours, gentle sweetness, and a finely poised, lingering finish. Best drinking mid-2024+. $28 (A, UK)

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Terrace Edge Liquid Geography North Canterbury Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Certified organic, this is a distinctly medium style of riesling. It has a scented, slightly honeyed bouquet, leading into a rich palate with strong, peachy, gently sweet flavours, moderate acidity, and a smooth, very harmonious finish. It’s already drinking well….

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te Pa Marlborough Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

This vibrant, youthful, medium-bodied wine is well worth cellaring. Bright, light lemon/green, it has strong, citrusy, peachy flavours, showing very good vigour, delicacy and intensity, and a crisp, off-dry finish. Best drinking 2024+. $20

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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 9 Big John Marlborough Riesling 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Grown in the lower Brancott Valley, this youthful, Mosel-like wine was stop-fermented in a medium-sweet style. Light and lively, it has strong, lemony, appley flavours, showing good delicacy and vigour. Best drinking 2025+. $27

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Ataahua Waipara Riesling 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Delicious young, this is a full-bodied riesling. Bright, light yellow/green, with a vaguely honeyed bouquet, it has rich peach and passionfruit flavours, in a medium style with fresh, appetising acidity, and excellent depth and harmony. $28

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Jim Barry ‘Expressions by Tom Barry’ Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

A lovely drink with a bright inviting tropical nose and palate that’s a mix of citrus and tropical flavours.

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Taylors Wines St Andrews Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Inviting lime/tropical aromas with high acid palate but has solid citrus-like fruit to match.

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Taylors Wines Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Just a hint of florals on the nose with a tight, zingy and flavoursome palate.

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Taylors Wines Estate Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A bright fresh candied citrus bouquet with a lovely long and perfectly balanced palate full of juicy fresh flavours and showing a slight oily texture.

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Singlefile Single Vineyard Mount Barker Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

An elegance of brown lime fragrances and good flavour profile with a high level of acid ensuring a long life.

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Claymore Wines Joshua Tree Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Subtle aromas of limes, apples and plums with a sherbety texture to the palate and a good line of acid.

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Pauletts Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

A classic lime driven style of riesling that is very juicy and long and offering good mouthfeel with a lovely acid backbone. Easy drinking.

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Pauletts Polish Hill River Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Some floral fruit aromas and good lime flavour profile with high acidity.

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Millon Wines The Estate Barossa Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Good example of the variety with a leafy citrus bouquet showing a touch of spice and good toasty flavours.

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Eldredge Vineyards Blue Chip Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Clean and bright with a punchy lime and apple nose showing a musky lift. Loads of long lingering juicy tropical flavours with acid in perfect balance.

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Eldredge Vineyards Spring Gully Clare Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Pretty bath salt-like characters on the citrus driven nose with more of the citrus characters on the palate. Nice mouthfeel and good line of acid.

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Z Wine [XAVE] Late Harvest Eden Valley Riesling 2022

Posted: September 3, 2022

Inviting apricot and honeysuckle aromatics with a slightly oily fruit tingle palate. A fun wine!

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Brand’s Laira Of Coonawarra Old Station Coonawarra Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Lovely floral/citrus varietal notes to the nose and a punchy lime-juice driven palate with great acid zing, nice touch of sweetness and good line of phenolics adding interest.

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Wild Game Wine The Duchess Mount Gambier Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Muscat/citrus bouquet, smooth and fresh in the mouth with upfront sweetness and savoury notes.

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Stonehaven Stepping Stone Limestone Coast Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Lemon/lime fruit characters, a hint of age and nice phenolics adding complexity.

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Koonara Wines A Song For Alice Coonawarra Riesling 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

A fruit bowl of a nose with a great mineral drive to the pleasant varietal palate.

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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Hilltops Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Intense and flinty lime-like fragrances with just a hint of apricots and a long lingering palate brimming over with fresh citrus flavours.

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Mr Riggs Ein Riese Adelaide Hills Riesling 2022

Posted: July 21, 2022

Youthful off dry style; good acid/sweet balance and nice floral, lychee and lemon curd characters.

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Ems Table Organic (SXC) Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Classic riesling. Light citrus lift to the nose and leafy lime flavours.

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Macaw Creek Organic (SXC) Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: July 21, 2022

Soft fuller style with fresh bright fruit, good acid balance and nice aged notes.

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Lark Hill Vineyard (NASAA) Canberra District Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Steely lemon lift to the delicate nose with an elegant citrus fruit palate. Very moreish!

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Jim Barry ‘Expressions by Tom Barry’ Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A citrus lift to the nose and a tight bright palate with lovely fresh fruit intensity.

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Billy Button The Torment King Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Nice intensity of lemon blossom aromas; very crisp and dry in the mouth.

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Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard White Hut Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Toasty honeyed aromas with a light citrus lift and a finely focussed and flavoursome palate with everything in balance.

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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2010

Posted: July 21, 2022

A fragrant complexity of brown limes, toast and nuts with delicate herbal nuances followed by a gorgeous nutty caramelized-like palate that is still lively.

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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Soft, rounded and a fuller bodied riesling with plenty of pretty lifted musky/tropical fruit characters.

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Reillys Museum Release Clare Valley Riesling 2016

Posted: July 21, 2022

This wine is a delicious merger of buttered toast, brown limes and jasmine. The nose is toasty and nutty and the delicious palate has beautifully aged characters.

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Skillogalee Trevarrick Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A delicate and refreshing sweet floral/tropical fruit style with toasty notes starting to develop. Very appealing!

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Skillogalee Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

A pleasant soft and very approachable style with estery floral fragrances and great varietal fruit intensity on the long lingering palate with its fine line of crisp acidity.

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Gomersal Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

In the ripe fruit spectrum with slight floral notes, a hint of phenolics and lively acidity.

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Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Enjoyable from the start, this light-bodied wine is finely poised, with gentle sweetness and very good depth of lemony, appley flavours. $17

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Main Divide Nth Canterbury Riesling 2019

Posted: May 12, 2022

Offering great value, this is an elegant, attractively scented wine. Bright, light lemon/green, it is vigorous, with youthful, peachy, citrusy flavours, showing excellent delicacy, depth and harmony, a hint of oranges, and a crisp, gently sweet finish. (From Pegasus Bay.)…

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Carrick Organic Central Otago Bannockburn Riesling 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Certified organic, this lovely, vigorous young wine was hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and handled entirely in stainless steel tanks. Light lemon/green, it is invitingly scented, with intense, lemony, slightly appley and peachy flavours, gentle sweetness, crisp acidity, and a…

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Sidney Wilcox Reserve South Australia Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Fragrant floral bouquet with honeyed/tropical notes and a complexity of stonefruit/citrus flavours with a long warm finish.

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Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A very pleasant riesling with spicy lifted lemon drops of a nose and well-balanced fruit driven palate evolving nicely.

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Bec Hardy Wines Clare Valley Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A full-bodied flavoursome wine with zesty citrus fruit, some floral and fresh herbal elements.

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Dinny Goonan Wines Outlier Otway Hinterland Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

A vibrant and interesting wine with subtle layers of white fruits and florals with a hint of sweetness. Good cellaring potential.

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Dinny Goonan Wines Single Vineyard Otway Hinterland Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Subdued nose with delicate spiciness. More varietal expression on the zingy fresh palate.

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Paracombe Adelaide Hills Riesling 2021

Posted: May 12, 2022

Pleasant spicy citrus nose with a lovely crisp palate showing citrus and apple flavours.

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