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95
/ 100
Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
White
Classification
Riesling
Variety
2024
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Clare Valley
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"A brilliant Watervale Riesling, this is Clare at its finest. That cracking Clare Riesling nose is on show with limes, spices, florals, glacéd lemon and grapefruit pith. There is juicy acidity, fine balance, terrific length and exemplary focus – all present and correct. This is a wonderful wine and will provide great pleasure for the next two decades. It is ridiculous value."
- Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
Tasting Notes
Made from a blend of parcels drawn from their three Riesling sites, this wine is crafted using only free run juice and cool fermentation. It once again delivers a classic Watervale Rizza with that forward fruit lift and delicate floral elements.
There’s a lifted perfume of orange and lime blossom with hints of musk, underlined with bath minerals. Old fashioned lemon barley cordial is underlaid by pristine, steely minerality. Aromatic bath salt lift carries through to the palate complemented by a pleasant chalkiness. There is a deceptively powerful concentration to this wine – it is exceptionally fine and finishes dry, without astringency. A hallmark of the great years is that commanding fruit weight that lingers alluringly in the mouth.
The generous fruit weight of this wine would pair incredibly with white anchovy, soft cheese and crusty bread. Peasant gourmet done right!
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity