The perfect balance between young and aged Riesling. Showing a developed nose with honey and blossom. On the palate, exceptional balance of lemon curd, chalk and honey finished with a finesse that lingers for the right amount of time One of the best Rieslings I have tasted from australia for a while
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2012 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): {screwcap} Reductive, rubbery note. Smoke & petrol aromas dominate a little citrus. Dry, with medium acid and body, it has petrolly flavours, with some bland lemon thrown in. The finish is medium length but this is not terribly interesting. At seven years old from a good vintage, one of the country’s most famous riesling vineyards should do better than this. Disappointing.
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Pale; limes, chalky, smart, snazzy; bone dry, a driven austerity but attractive all the same, pure, clean, bracing; forceful (severe?) finish. Lingering. Needs time, as long as fruit holds.
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The nose had lemon merangue, apricot blossom, kero and summer fruits. The palate was zesty with citrus, brown lime, lime cordial and a subtle minerality. A touch sour and spicy on the finish.
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Historic vineyard, responsible for many of the unreal Rieslings coming out of Oz in the 60's and 70's...13.5% alc...the nose proudly shows plenty of chalky minerality, almost seeming dusty chalk, lime zest...racy, zippy, loads of tang, the middle palate fleshes out into nice fruit, tremendously long finish - loads of personality. The last bottle will be a long term experiment to see just how long these will last.
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3/31/2013 - Cassaly wrote: 98 Points
The perfect balance between young and aged Riesling. Showing a developed nose with honey and blossom. On the palate, exceptional balance of lemon curd, chalk and honey finished with a finesse that lingers for the right amount of time
One of the best Rieslings I have tasted from australia for a while
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2/17/2012 - graemeg wrote:
2012 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): {screwcap} Reductive, rubbery note. Smoke & petrol aromas dominate a little citrus. Dry, with medium acid and body, it has petrolly flavours, with some bland lemon thrown in. The finish is medium length but this is not terribly interesting. At seven years old from a good vintage, one of the country’s most famous riesling vineyards should do better than this. Disappointing.
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12/24/2011 - chbeaumont Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale; limes, chalky, smart, snazzy; bone dry, a driven austerity but attractive all the same, pure, clean, bracing; forceful (severe?) finish. Lingering. Needs time, as long as fruit holds.
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10/1/2010 - VinoHobo wrote: 86 Points
The nose had lemon merangue, apricot blossom, kero and summer fruits. The palate was zesty with citrus, brown lime, lime cordial and a subtle minerality. A touch sour and spicy on the finish.
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9/19/2008 - CO CHRIS wrote:
Historic vineyard, responsible for many of the unreal Rieslings coming out of Oz in the 60's and 70's...13.5% alc...the nose proudly shows plenty of chalky minerality, almost seeming dusty chalk, lime zest...racy, zippy, loads of tang, the middle palate fleshes out into nice fruit, tremendously long finish - loads of personality. The last bottle will be a long term experiment to see just how long these will last.
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