-
95
/ 100
Erin Larkin -
95
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
97
/ 100
Ray Jordan
White
Classification
Riesling
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Western Australia, Great Southern
Region
12.1%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"This 2022 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling is the first under new ownership, and it leads with a distinctly different nose than usual. It's challenging to pin down, but here goes: straw/hay, bison grass. Behind it are pencil shavings... the crackle of summer grass and oxalis. It's salty and mineral, gray and rocky, austere and sleek... (2022 – 2037) - The Wine Advocate"
- Erin Larkin
95 / 100
"Ranked #3 of 26 2022 Riesling From Great Southern. Smoky struck-flint reduction at first sniff then a suite of fruit aromas gradually unfolds, floral, mineral, green apple and lemon to the fore. The wine is tightly wound and very restrained, delicate and tense, needing time to emerge fully. Lively acidity is neatly integrated into the wine. A long-term wine for sure, a style that needs time and will richly reward even a few years cellaring. 14 Nov 2022 2024–2034"
- Huon Hooke
97 / 100
"Best Riesling of Western Australia 2023 Duke’s Rieslings are quite remarkable. I don’t think there is a more powerful and intense Riesling made in (WA). Over the years, they have continued to excel reflecting both the winemaking... and the exceptional site which brings something special to the wines. The quality of Riesling from the Great Southern in its various subregions is remarkable. The region is now firmly established as one of Australia’s premier Riesling regions"
- Ray Jordan
Tasting Notes
This was a year of balance and finesse with ample plushness and generosity, resulting in wines that are finely balanced and have very good aging potential.
Cool wet winter with a very high rainfall followed by a warm to hot and dry summer. The vines grew quickly developing excellent canopies. Delayed bud burst which affected flowering and gave lower yields. Good tannin ripeness (physiological ripeness) with deep colours in red grapes. Whites and rosé had very complex aromatics and flavours with bright acidities. This was a cool vintage which allowed slow development of complex characters and beautiful acidities within the grapes.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity