I think 2008 was hot for SA so I was worried this could be forward-developed and tired, but thankfully it's still in very good condition. Colour is still pale to mid-yellow. Kerosene the dominant note on the nose but it's not overpowering, there's plenty of lime and lemon citrus alongisde it as well as some honeysuckle and other florals. On the palate the lime is dominant and has a moxture of fresh lime and more developed Bickfords lime cordial. Also some lemon curd and honey. The wine has gained some weight with a roundness and texture in the mouth, though the acidity is strong and zippy, almost spritzy. Great stuff and probably peaking now, at least for my taste. The acid is still strong so I don't think it's going to fall away too soon, but I think the current flavour profile is a good balance of fresh and developed fruit and I don't see a benefit waiting for the freshness to all turn mature.
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Jesus, an extreme ripper of an aroma right off the twist off. Smells a little reduced which is wild for some 13 year old Grosset, palate is just dynamite right from the get go. High acid, lime leaf, lime pith, peach and gasoline, almost has a white burg note that’s I’d attribute to oak, but this is just crazy. Medium/- extract on the palate. Damn, these easily have to be 25-30 year wines.
Such a great pair with plain rice.
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Looking good, as it should be, but this did surprise on the upside. Youthful green tinge amongst the gold yellow. Balanced, calm, long palate; only the faintest touches of kro. Minerals and citrus in touched but def has subtle touch. Then again, it's 13yrs old. There's another 3 to 5 years here.
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This was a joy to drink, and in a nice place at the moment. Sealed under screwcap, pale to medium straw in colour, slight kerosene and white nectarine and wet rock aromas; medium-bodied, flows with a classy texture, the wine is balanced on the palate, the acidity now seamlessly integrated, the wet rock and white nectarine shimmers on the midpalate, and nice length. Wonderful.
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Appearance: Medium gold. On the nose: Medium+ intensity, petrol, fresh lemon, honey cake, honeycomb, cashew nuts, developing. Palate: Dry, high acidity, med alcohol, med+ intensity, med body, lemon, honey cake, tingling, long finish. Overall, very good wine. Can drink now, but suitable for ageing.
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Decanted 1.5 hours. Dark yellow. Strongly mineral with kerosene notes on the nose. Brisk attack unfolds immediately into an interplay of flint stone minerality and tart lemon carried on an almost palpable base of floral inflected juice. There is a rather uncanny sense of massive extraction married with great finesse here. Lovely.
It's quite interesting to scan over the notes on this wine (dating back to some brave souls trying this in 2009!). There is a clear reflection of this wine's trajectory, and as Villon and Andrew have both mentioned recently, the strong acidity apparent in the wine's younger years is giving way to a rounder and fuller wine. I think this wine is only now starting to sing and can easily make another another 5-8 years.
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Still very bright with similar lime, green apple and mineral notes. I can't sense any signs of ageing at all, so am revising my drink by date by a few years. Lovely example of Riesling.
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Pale; classic Clare lime, austere, strict; bracing acidity, tight as a drum, bone dry, compact, rigid; concentrated, still yet to fully realise itself. May turn out outstanding with a few more years.
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Notes from memory and after 8 days. Medium yellow. Nose shows floral and citrus notes with a faint edge of petrol. Palate is very complete - full throttle dry Riesling with a great final. I enjoyed this tremendously and it was interesting to drink it alongside a Boxler 2010 Sommerberg from Alsace, which was equally complex but had a heft given by the residual sugar. Here, Grosset achieves the heft through extraction and fantastic fruit.
Wonderful stuff and has me thinking about ideal pairings. Seafood dishes with a sauce that the acidity and dryness here can complement, cheese plates, or just on its own en apperitif I think. Best served not too cold.
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Shiny, greenish light gold, Masses on the nose: petrol, apples, lime zest, grapefruit zest and (white) juice, peaches and nectarines, fleshy juiced grapes; unmistakably Riesling but I would have guessed this was fresh and young. Big acid still, minerally-dry but with lime juice and oily textures. The acidity leaves an almost sour finish after sweeter flavours earlier. There's some good floral flavours too. An amazing cornucopia - and I wish I had left this single bottle longer,
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Long story, but on the first night we only had a small drop from the bottle. I thought it was a bit flat at that point and was seriously thinking about selling the other bottles. 2 nights later and what a difference. There remains so much life and vitality to the wine. Lots of lemon, peach, grapefruit, with a flinty, mineral backbone and amazing length. Very enjoyable. Its getting better with age.
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Bon vin, mais très tendu, carré, acidulé. On a presque l'impression de croquer dans un citron. C'est long et concentré, mais plus austère que le plus orthodoxe des jansénistes. Meilleur que ma 1re bouteille, mais reste un peu trop cérébral à mon goût. N'a pas du tout le profil baroque des rieslings autrichiens ou parfois alsacien. Un peu de sucre résiduel aurait peut-être pu attendrir le tout? 89
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Expressive nose of lime blossom, toast, smoky mineral and slate. The palate is bone dry and piercing. There's a huge squeeze of Tahitian ,lime and it is still relatively compact and linear. Length is impressive.
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Couleur pâle, encore très jeune avec ses arômes d'ananas confit et une pointe de pétrole. Droit, tendu comme le sont les Riesling de Clare Valley, seule la finale déçoit un peu par son manque de vitalité et de tension.
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This is more plain, with hard (added?) acid, closer to commercial dry Riesling than other vintages of Polish Hill. It's still true to the wine's style which is steely and austere, but now it's hard. Not much fun.
13%ABV, sealed with screwcap.
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Such lovely ageing - all the great taunt steeliness of the Polish Hill now with age somehow bounded within a more rounded flavour and texture. Even a little Chablis like with a tinge of sea shell. Refined and balanced - thoroughly enjoyable.
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That's the kind of riesling I like. Full bodied, super complex with petrol, lime and "brioched" aromas. Long finish. Have it with a grilled meat (pork?)...really really nice. An amazing wine, especially at this price ($55CDN).
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The nose is just showing a hint of petrol and toast development. There are notes of slate and citrus blossom as well. The palate is compact, lean and linear. It's all lemon juice and mineral. It finishes with good cut and under screwcap should live for another decade or two.
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Still young. Green apple and lime on the palate. Lovely mineral hints through the wine. Acidity is still quite pronounced, so wonder where this will go in 5 years. Day 2 - still fresh, with apple, lime and minerals. Great length. Slight kerosene on the nose. Upping this to 93pts.
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Ausgeprägte Petrol-, Zitrus- und Butter/Karamelnoten, strenger mineralischer Anklang; am Gaumen trocken, lang, vielschichtig, mit floralen/herbalen Noten im Abgang; etwas ungewöhnlich für einen auf deutsche Rieslinge geeichten Gaumen ist die eher hintergründige, mineralische Säure, wodurch dem Wein etwas die Frische fehlt
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Very pale, floral aroma of lime, white jasmine, mountain stream stone. On the palate dry and taught with piercing racy acids balance with great mid pallet richness and thickness of texture, lime, mineral and honey.
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Very pale straw with a hint of green. Attractive nose of lime juice and kerosene. On the palate, more lime and an extremely long, dry finish. Lots of bite. An exceptionally good Clare Riesling. 13%.
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03 September 2012 - A little spritz on opening, followed by a long sophisticated finish. Lots going on here with interesting dry, mineral flavours. The limes are like light sherbets. I'm not convinced this is ready for drinking and needs time.
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This wine is very unidimensionnal. Way too tart for a Riesling and quite disjointed. Might be due to it's young age!!! The nose has artificial smell of cheap citronella. There is also the proverbial airplane fuel!!! The palate is puckering to say the least! Loads of tart lemon...hell that's all I tasted, no complexity like German or Alsacien wines. Major deception presently, will wait at least 5 years before opening another one!
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Grosset Polish Hill Tasting with AuZone (AuZone, Stockholm): Light yellow colour. In the nose citrus, peach, tropical fruit, “sweet herbs”, a hint of petrol, rather sweetish, young nose. Medium bodied on the palate, (grapefruit), green apple, high acidity, bitterness, acidic aftertaste. Nice in the nose, a bit young on the palate, difficult to judge. I believe it should be cellared some time further before drinking. 87-89 p?
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Perhaps even better the second day open. Had with a miso pork burger and noodles tossed in mint and cilantro. Was outstanding. The lime-y thing of the Riesling fit the dish perfectly. Stood up well to the miso pork burger.
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A very intense wine. Almost like wine-setlzer at this point. Which was what I was looking for. Had with a salad of grilled cumin shrimp and roasted carrots (actually this salad is from Nancy Silverton's book A Twist of the Wrist). It was a great match and perfect for this swealtering summer days.
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an adolescent at an early age. Bright fruits retreating into a more musky honeyed shell. 2008 was sun-monster year and perhaps this will not be a great vintage. Next bottle at Christmas from this vintage.
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3/3 Steely stones with flowers and citrus taut over the top. Oh it's good. I know it will age well but right now it serves a wonderful purpose as well.
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A study in lime... loaded with lime sherbet, juice from a Tahitian lime and the smell of Kaffir lime leaf. It is intense with squint inducing acidity and as sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel.
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Christmas at home trying to decide how to spend the evening. High and tight lime minerality. A light hint of wax on the nose. Palate shows light body, medium plus acidity and very much mineral driven. But showing rather shy and restrained at this point. Nice and easy now, with hints of some richness under the lime leaf, but not really championing that at this point.
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(at Cloalis restaurant with the SEXTET) strong impressing dry aroma of lime and petrol. very mineral. dry taste, unique, qualitative, elegant, herbal. Long aftertatse. Special dry Riesling indeed. Would match nicely with seafood & chicken.
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"ABB" bruncheon with JP; 11/3/2009-11/8/2009 (Asia Grand): Complex aromas. Octane-98 petrol comes through. Very mineral, very bone dry with chalky lime, more minerality . Admirable length , sense of intensity, cleanliness and character.
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At The Fat Duck: not a wine I would have picked out, but recommended by the sommelier and it proved an excellent choice. Very lean, mineral, dry but not at all hollow. And worked well with the wacky food.
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Lunch at l'Osier (Ginza, Tokyo): This bottling has excellent consistency and quality across the vintages - certainly one of Australia's finest dry Rieslings. Very nicely made, although very very young at this stage. Nose had a lovely expressiveness, with lime, white flowers and mineral dancing around. As expected, tons of lime and lemon flavours and zesty acidity on the palate with some touch of grassy herbs weaved in. Still very primary, but this had a lovely clean delineation and a great fresh balance to it. Finish was very decent too, with mineral and spice notes as the wine tailed off. Give this a few more years to mature and it should be lovely.
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Parfaitement sec, tranchant et minéral. Ce vin est encore très jeune, mais son intensité et la pureté de ses saveurs en font déjà un bon compagnon à table. Très long.
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Lemon yellow with a sheen of green. Classic stony minerality on the nose; lime and a hint of sherbet; very aromatic. Vary crisp acidity, tart with lemon and lime. Slightly hard at the finish, needs more time but definitely has the structure to develop. Will be excellent in 8-10 years.
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Extremely tight and unyielding yet with terrific elegance and focus. The barest whiff of Kaffir lime greets the nose along with slate and a little aniseed. In the mouth it is compact and linear, cutting the tongue with sharp geological matter then masochistically squeezing intense lime juice into the wound…super stuff!!
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2/18/2024 - colinscellar Likes this wine: 91 Points
I think 2008 was hot for SA so I was worried this could be forward-developed and tired, but thankfully it's still in very good condition.
Colour is still pale to mid-yellow. Kerosene the dominant note on the nose but it's not overpowering, there's plenty of lime and lemon citrus alongisde it as well as some honeysuckle and other florals.
On the palate the lime is dominant and has a moxture of fresh lime and more developed Bickfords lime cordial. Also some lemon curd and honey. The wine has gained some weight with a roundness and texture in the mouth, though the acidity is strong and zippy, almost spritzy.
Great stuff and probably peaking now, at least for my taste. The acid is still strong so I don't think it's going to fall away too soon, but I think the current flavour profile is a good balance of fresh and developed fruit and I don't see a benefit waiting for the freshness to all turn mature.
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12/31/2023 - sfqwino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great acidic structure and secondary notes. Needs food and it is such a good food wine.
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5/13/2022 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Jesus, an extreme ripper of an aroma right off the twist off. Smells a little reduced which is wild for some 13 year old Grosset, palate is just dynamite right from the get go. High acid, lime leaf, lime pith, peach and gasoline, almost has a white burg note that’s I’d attribute to oak, but this is just crazy. Medium/- extract on the palate. Damn, these easily have to be 25-30 year wines.
Such a great pair with plain rice.
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10/10/2021 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 13% alc. Brilliant, light yellow gold.
Intense lime, salt spray, browned toast, and a slight pyrotechnics note on the nose.
A penetrating and powerful palate, with piercing acidity. Excellent length. Don’t drink too cold.
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9/26/2021 - StewartWent wrote: 90 Points
Looking good, as it should be, but this did surprise on the upside. Youthful green tinge amongst the gold yellow. Balanced, calm, long palate; only the faintest touches of kro. Minerals and citrus in touched but def has subtle touch. Then again, it's 13yrs old. There's another 3 to 5 years here.
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8/11/2021 - lightning wrote: 93 Points
This was a joy to drink, and in a nice place at the moment. Sealed under screwcap, pale to medium straw in colour, slight kerosene and white nectarine and wet rock aromas; medium-bodied, flows with a classy texture, the wine is balanced on the palate, the acidity now seamlessly integrated, the wet rock and white nectarine shimmers on the midpalate, and nice length. Wonderful.
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4/22/2021 - Jason Wu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Appearance: Medium gold.
On the nose: Medium+ intensity, petrol, fresh lemon, honey cake, honeycomb, cashew nuts, developing.
Palate: Dry, high acidity, med alcohol, med+ intensity, med body, lemon, honey cake, tingling, long finish.
Overall, very good wine. Can drink now, but suitable for ageing.
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2/6/2021 - SimonPh wrote: 90 Points
Kerosene nose developing. Just on the right side of aroma and flavour.
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9/3/2020 - David Meddings Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 1.5 hours. Dark yellow. Strongly mineral with kerosene notes on the nose. Brisk attack unfolds immediately into an interplay of flint stone minerality and tart lemon carried on an almost palpable base of floral inflected juice. There is a rather uncanny sense of massive extraction married with great finesse here. Lovely.
It's quite interesting to scan over the notes on this wine (dating back to some brave souls trying this in 2009!). There is a clear reflection of this wine's trajectory, and as Villon and Andrew have both mentioned recently, the strong acidity apparent in the wine's younger years is giving way to a rounder and fuller wine. I think this wine is only now starting to sing and can easily make another another 5-8 years.
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4/30/2020 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still very bright with similar lime, green apple and mineral notes. I can't sense any signs of ageing at all, so am revising my drink by date by a few years. Lovely example of Riesling.
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2/23/2020 - Villon wrote: 92 Points
Le vin commence afin à se situer son sur plateau. L'acidité vive a laissé place à plus de rondeur.
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12/8/2019 - chbeaumont wrote: 91 Points
Pale; classic Clare lime, austere, strict; bracing acidity, tight as a drum, bone dry, compact, rigid; concentrated, still yet to fully realise itself. May turn out outstanding with a few more years.
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8/16/2019 - David Meddings Likes this wine: 92 Points
Notes from memory and after 8 days. Medium yellow. Nose shows floral and citrus notes with a faint edge of petrol. Palate is very complete - full throttle dry Riesling with a great final. I enjoyed this tremendously and it was interesting to drink it alongside a Boxler 2010 Sommerberg from Alsace, which was equally complex but had a heft given by the residual sugar. Here, Grosset achieves the heft through extraction and fantastic fruit.
Wonderful stuff and has me thinking about ideal pairings. Seafood dishes with a sauce that the acidity and dryness here can complement, cheese plates, or just on its own en apperitif I think. Best served not too cold.
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5/4/2019 - Keith Clark Likes this wine: 90 Points
Shiny, greenish light gold, Masses on the nose: petrol, apples, lime zest, grapefruit zest and (white) juice, peaches and nectarines, fleshy juiced grapes; unmistakably Riesling but I would have guessed this was fresh and young. Big acid still, minerally-dry but with lime juice and oily textures. The acidity leaves an almost sour finish after sweeter flavours earlier. There's some good floral flavours too. An amazing cornucopia - and I wish I had left this single bottle longer,
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4/16/2018 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Long story, but on the first night we only had a small drop from the bottle. I thought it was a bit flat at that point and was seriously thinking about selling the other bottles. 2 nights later and what a difference. There remains so much life and vitality to the wine. Lots of lemon, peach, grapefruit, with a flinty, mineral backbone and amazing length. Very enjoyable. Its getting better with age.
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12/4/2017 - ludwigbpm wrote: 91 Points
Sans notes
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10/8/2017 - Villon wrote: 89 Points
Bon vin, mais très tendu, carré, acidulé. On a presque l'impression de croquer dans un citron. C'est long et concentré, mais plus austère que le plus orthodoxe des jansénistes. Meilleur que ma 1re bouteille, mais reste un peu trop cérébral à mon goût. N'a pas du tout le profil baroque des rieslings autrichiens ou parfois alsacien. Un peu de sucre résiduel aurait peut-être pu attendrir le tout? 89
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7/16/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Expressive nose of lime blossom, toast, smoky mineral and slate. The palate is bone dry and piercing. There's a huge squeeze of Tahitian ,lime and it is still relatively compact and linear. Length is impressive.
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12/23/2016 - ludwigbpm wrote: 90 Points
Couleur pâle, encore très jeune avec ses arômes d'ananas confit et une pointe de pétrole. Droit, tendu comme le sont les Riesling de Clare Valley, seule la finale déçoit un peu par son manque de vitalité et de tension.
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11/13/2016 - ProfByron wrote: 88 Points
This is more plain, with hard (added?) acid, closer to commercial dry Riesling than other vintages of Polish Hill. It's still true to the wine's style which is steely and austere, but now it's hard. Not much fun.
13%ABV, sealed with screwcap.
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10/5/2016 - nwebstar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Such lovely ageing - all the great taunt steeliness of the Polish Hill now with age somehow bounded within a more rounded flavour and texture. Even a little Chablis like with a tinge of sea shell. Refined and balanced - thoroughly enjoyable.
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8/26/2016 - Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 94 Points
That's the kind of riesling I like. Full bodied, super complex with petrol, lime and "brioched" aromas. Long finish. Have it with a grilled meat (pork?)...really really nice. An amazing wine, especially at this price ($55CDN).
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3/20/2016 - ludwigbpm wrote: 88 Points
Un sorti bizarrement dur, acide, sans le charme qu'il possédait la dernière que j'ai ouvert une fiole.
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11/15/2015 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
The nose is just showing a hint of petrol and toast development. There are notes of slate and citrus blossom as well. The palate is compact, lean and linear. It's all lemon juice and mineral. It finishes with good cut and under screwcap should live for another decade or two.
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10/3/2015 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still young. Green apple and lime on the palate. Lovely mineral hints through the wine. Acidity is still quite pronounced, so wonder where this will go in 5 years.
Day 2 - still fresh, with apple, lime and minerals. Great length. Slight kerosene on the nose. Upping this to 93pts.
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6/2/2015 - globi Likes this wine: 90 Points
much better that last time. Acidity is much more integrated. drink over the next 5 years.
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9/30/2014 - wurzel68 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Ausgeprägte Petrol-, Zitrus- und Butter/Karamelnoten, strenger mineralischer Anklang; am Gaumen trocken, lang, vielschichtig, mit floralen/herbalen Noten im Abgang; etwas ungewöhnlich für einen auf deutsche Rieslinge geeichten Gaumen ist die eher hintergründige, mineralische Säure, wodurch dem Wein etwas die Frische fehlt
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5/31/2014 - mike wrote: 93 Points
Very pale, floral aroma of lime, white jasmine, mountain stream stone. On the palate dry and taught with piercing racy acids balance with great mid pallet richness and thickness of texture, lime, mineral and honey.
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12/16/2013 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Au nez, vaséline au max, même avec aération...carrément rebutant!
En bouche c'est mieux, citrons confits et belle minéralité. Assez long et frais.
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12/7/2013 - Villon wrote: 88 Points
Très acide et austère. Manque de charme à stade.
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11/10/2013 - Duncan wrote: 91 Points
Very pale straw with a hint of green. Attractive nose of lime juice and kerosene. On the palate, more lime and an extremely long, dry finish. Lots of bite. An exceptionally good Clare Riesling. 13%.
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9/12/2012 - Kerino wrote: 89 Points
03 September 2012 - A little spritz on opening, followed by a long sophisticated finish. Lots going on here with interesting dry, mineral flavours. The limes are like light sherbets. I'm not convinced this is ready for drinking and needs time.
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4/30/2012 - madia wrote: 92 Points
Kalleske Old Vines Granache - a vertical tasting (Mersch offices, Giva't Coach): Very mineral and petrol. Almost no fruit on the nose or the palate. Full bodied and fat, excellent acidity and long finish
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6/18/2011 - jcomm wrote: 80 Points
This wine is very unidimensionnal. Way too tart for a Riesling and quite disjointed. Might be due to it's young age!!!
The nose has artificial smell of cheap citronella. There is also the proverbial airplane fuel!!!
The palate is puckering to say the least! Loads of tart lemon...hell that's all I tasted, no complexity like German or Alsacien wines.
Major deception presently, will wait at least 5 years before opening another one!
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4/21/2011 - Vintomas wrote: 88 Points
Grosset Polish Hill Tasting with AuZone (AuZone, Stockholm): Light yellow colour. In the nose citrus, peach, tropical fruit, “sweet herbs”, a hint of petrol, rather sweetish, young nose. Medium bodied on the palate, (grapefruit), green apple, high acidity, bitterness, acidic aftertaste. Nice in the nose, a bit young on the palate, difficult to judge. I believe it should be cellared some time further before drinking. 87-89 p?
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8/16/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Perhaps even better the second day open. Had with a miso pork burger and noodles tossed in mint and cilantro. Was outstanding. The lime-y thing of the Riesling fit the dish perfectly. Stood up well to the miso pork burger.
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7/7/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A very intense wine. Almost like wine-setlzer at this point. Which was what I was looking for. Had with a salad of grilled cumin shrimp and roasted carrots (actually this salad is from Nancy Silverton's book A Twist of the Wrist). It was a great match and perfect for this swealtering summer days.
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6/24/2010 - malcclark wrote: 85 Points
an adolescent at an early age. Bright fruits retreating into a more musky honeyed shell. 2008 was sun-monster year and perhaps this will not be a great vintage. Next bottle at Christmas from this vintage.
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2/17/2010 - h12 wrote: 95 Points
3/3 Steely stones with flowers and citrus taut over the top. Oh it's good. I know it will age well but right now it serves a wonderful purpose as well.
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1/14/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A study in lime... loaded with lime sherbet, juice from a Tahitian lime and the smell of Kaffir lime leaf. It is intense with squint inducing acidity and as sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel.
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1/11/2010 - darren81 wrote:
7/10 - nose of lime, minerals and even some red apple. Refreshing taste of lime, quite a sour bite.
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12/25/2009 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Christmas at home trying to decide how to spend the evening. High and tight lime minerality. A light hint of wax on the nose. Palate shows light body, medium plus acidity and very much mineral driven. But showing rather shy and restrained at this point. Nice and easy now, with hints of some richness under the lime leaf, but not really championing that at this point.
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11/23/2009 - chatters wrote: 85 Points
Lime. Tight acidity. Fairly simple. Nice enough. A good quaffing Riesling
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11/12/2009 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
(at Cloalis restaurant with the SEXTET) strong impressing dry aroma of lime and petrol. very mineral. dry taste, unique, qualitative, elegant, herbal. Long aftertatse. Special dry Riesling indeed. Would match nicely with seafood & chicken.
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11/8/2009 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points
"ABB" bruncheon with JP; 11/3/2009-11/8/2009 (Asia Grand): Complex aromas. Octane-98 petrol comes through. Very mineral, very bone dry with chalky lime, more minerality . Admirable length , sense of intensity, cleanliness and character.
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10/10/2009 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
At The Fat Duck: not a wine I would have picked out, but recommended by the sommelier and it proved an excellent choice. Very lean, mineral, dry but not at all hollow. And worked well with the wacky food.
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9/3/2009 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Lunch at l'Osier (Ginza, Tokyo): This bottling has excellent consistency and quality across the vintages - certainly one of Australia's finest dry Rieslings. Very nicely made, although very very young at this stage. Nose had a lovely expressiveness, with lime, white flowers and mineral dancing around. As expected, tons of lime and lemon flavours and zesty acidity on the palate with some touch of grassy herbs weaved in. Still very primary, but this had a lovely clean delineation and a great fresh balance to it. Finish was very decent too, with mineral and spice notes as the wine tailed off. Give this a few more years to mature and it should be lovely.
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6/29/2009 - ludwigbpm wrote: 92 Points
Parfaitement sec, tranchant et minéral. Ce vin est encore très jeune, mais son intensité et la pureté de ses saveurs en font déjà un bon compagnon à table. Très long.
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5/13/2009 - vespasian wrote: 89 Points
Fresh apple and lime with a nice mineral streak; Very dry on the palate with a crisp finish. Not my style but very well made.
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5/9/2009 - Biggsy wrote: 89 Points
Lemon yellow with a sheen of green. Classic stony minerality on the nose; lime and a hint of sherbet; very aromatic. Vary crisp acidity, tart with lemon and lime. Slightly hard at the finish, needs more time but definitely has the structure to develop. Will be excellent in 8-10 years.
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2/20/2009 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Extremely tight and unyielding yet with terrific elegance and focus. The barest whiff of Kaffir lime greets the nose along with slate and a little aniseed. In the mouth it is compact and linear, cutting the tongue with sharp geological matter then masochistically squeezing intense lime juice into the wound…super stuff!!
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