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96
/ 100
James Halliday -
93
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson -
18
/ 20
Jancis Robinson MW
White
Classification
Riesling
Variety
2006
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Clare Valley
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"Bell-clear apple and lime blossom aromas lead into a precise palate with a magical combination of delicacy and extreme length."
- James Halliday
93 / 100
"A beautiful wine. And ever so different to the Watervale Riesling of the same vintage and maker. Terroir in action. It tastes steely, penetrating, limey, stoney and long, its flush of fruit fullness whipped along by daring, cutting acidity. It will be beautiful as a mature wine but it’s delicious now, and that’s when I’ll be drinking it."
- Campbell Mattinson
18 / 20
"Light bright straw. Sweetish minerally lime juice with stones macerated in it. Full and ready. Pretty smart and lovely now."
- Jancis Robinson MW
Tasting Notes
Jeffrey Grosset is regarded as one of Australia's best Riesling Winemakers. The Polish Hill Riesling is his most famous wine.
"This is very much in the style of the very best ‘Polish Hill’ Rieslings. It appears so tightly coiled, that its release of some lime juice aroma is restrained; likewise, the flavours of zesty limes squeezed over quartzy minerals is evident but austere. There’s the characteristic tight, lean, steely structure holding in layer after layer of flavour, impeccable balance, and mighty yet controlled power. The hints are there of future promise: a vibrance, a youthful zestiness, an intensity of flavour all subjugated at present. That refreshing, lingering bone dry finish, too, is uncompromising." - Grosset
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity