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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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Portraits of Clare Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lift of honeysuckle aromas with a well structured, slightly sweet, musky fruit palate.

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King of Clare Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Nose has a toasty buttery development with aged candied flavours and a toasty end.

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Forest of Echoes Tasmania Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Musky floral fragrances on the nose with apricot nuances and a slightly sweet, straightforward, palate.

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Distant South Tasmania Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Tropical green characters on the nose and similar characters on the prickly acid palate.

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Gilberts Mount Barker Great Southern Riesling 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

A lovely lift of brown lime aromas and great concentration of steely lime flavours.

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The Enthusiast Quintessential Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Honeysuckle nose with hessian notes and a soft flavoursome palate; acid keeping it fresh.

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Soul Growers Eden Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lovely nose; ripe and savoury with a very pretty off-dry palate and lively acid finish.

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Freya and Jules Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Nice lifted floral citrus fragrances and quite a fleshy and flavoursome palate.

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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2010

Posted: November 30, 2021

A golden wine with aromas like “melted butter” and a warm and toasty palate with great lemon butter persistence.

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Reillys Museum Release Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2016

Posted: November 30, 2021

Great toasty maturity on the lemon butter nose. Soft, creamy and toasty in the mouth with an intense core of sweet fruit.

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Reillys Museum Release Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2017

Posted: November 30, 2021

Smells like fresh buttered toast with lemon curd – has similar flavours. Drink soon.

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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

A lovely sound wine that is maturing nicely with floral citrus fruit, toastiness and lively acid drive.

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Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Buttery toasty age on the citrus nose with generous candied citrus and lemon butter flavours. Good acid keeping it fresh.

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Reillys Barking Mad Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Pretty floral aromas with a lovely lift of lime and good fruit intensity on the delicate palate.

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Magpie Hill Reserve Great Southern Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Very lifted citrus aromas and a pretty palate with fleshy citrus flavours, some residual sweetness and slightly tart acidity.

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Zarephath Single Vineyard Porongurup Great Southern WA Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Almost gewürztraminer-like nose with generous fleshy mandarin fruit flavours.

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Pepper Tree Limited Release Orange Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Toasty varietal fruit fragrances and nice weight of fruit on the textured palate with just the right amount of acid.

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Pepper Tree Limited Release Orange Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Very aromatic citrus and floral bath salt-like fragrances that carries through onto the beautifully textured and seamlessly balanced palate with a persistent line of acid.

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Mitchelton Blackwood Park Nagambie Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A lemon curd nose with hints of hessian-like development and generous lime flavours with bright acid.

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Mitchelton Blackwood Park Nagambie Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

A sound, savoury and “honest” style. Peppery lift to the nose and slatey length to the palate.

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Koonara A Song For Alice Coonawarra Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lime esters on the nose with green herbal notes, good core of citrus fruit flavours and a nice level of acidity.

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Dopff Au Moulin Grand Cru Schoenenbourg AOC Grand Cru Alsace Riesling 2015

Posted: November 30, 2021

A honeyed, almost apricot, bouquet. Soft, sweet and tropical on the palate.

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Belvidere Mosaic Clare Valley Riesling 2015

Posted: November 30, 2021

Lovely toasty development but is still quite fresh for a five-year-old with generous lemon flavours. Good drinking now.

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Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Riesling Coonawarra Riesling 2014

Posted: November 30, 2021

A bright golden wine with a lovely, aged lime and lemon butter nose. Beautifully mature and complex palate but is still showing a bright youthful citrus drive.

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Brand’s Laira Old Station Coonawarra Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Slight toastiness to the citrus nose and slightly sweeter palate showing appealing floral citrus flavours.

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Delatite ‘Vivienne’s Block’ Upper Goulburn Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Green apples obvious on the nose with crunchy apple flavours edged with citrus and a great line of crisp acid.

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Mission Hawke’s Bay Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

This lively, medium-bodied wine has good depth of citrusy, slightly appley flavours, a sliver of sweetness, fresh but not high acidity, and very good vigour and harmony. Best drinking 2022+. $16

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Junction Runaway Central Hawke’s Bay Riesling 2018

Posted: November 30, 2021

Hand-harvested on the Takapau Plains, this bright, light, lemon/green wine is scented and lively. Medium-bodied, it has good intensity of citrusy, limey flavours and a crisp, medium-dry finish. Best drinking mid-2021+. $22

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Black Barn Single Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Unfolding well, this ‘Mosel style’ wine was harvested from 25 year-old vines at Havelock North. Light-bodied (8.5% alc/vol), it is vivacious, with a delicious interplay of sweetness and acidity, very good intensity of citrusy, appley flavours, and complex, bottle-aged notes…

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Majella Coonawarra Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A savoury bouquet with a quartz-like mineral character. Lovely palate – ripe and flavoursome with Germanic-like complexity developing.

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Richard Hamilton Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Citrus nose with a hint of toast and an elegant, textured palate with good lemony flavours and crisp acid.

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Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

Funky elements over floral fruit fragrances. Savoury palate; great purity of varietal fruit flavours.

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Leconfield Old Vines Coonawarra Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A complex savoury style of riesling with slight kero-like development showing on the nose and palate, some floral touches and crisp acidity.

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Mr Riggs Ein Riese Adelaide Hills Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

Delicate honeyed citrus nose and very sweet flavours with a decent amount of acid to cut through.

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Mr Riggs Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2020

Posted: November 30, 2021

The nose is lifted and aromatic with quite a fleshy candied fruit palate with very tight racy acid drive. Needs more time.

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The Sum by Castelli Great Southern Riesling 2019

Posted: November 30, 2021

A perfumed floral confectionery bouquet with lovely lengthy sweet fruit flavours.

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