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Rieslingfest 2024

Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street

Tasted February 17, 2024 by chatters with 18 views

Introduction

Annual Prince tasting for rieslings was approached with due excitement

Flight 1 (18 notes)

White
2021 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Roulée France, Alsace
Lime, orange blossom, sulphur, a little almost sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity, tangy, a little fatness, slight alcohol warmth, muted fruit has a little stone fruit quality on the palate.
White
2021 Dönnhoff Riesling Germany, Nahe
Green apple, a little citrus, chalky minerality. Medium plus intensity acidity, mineral notes, fruit slightly muted, textured burr. Meh
White
2021 Eva Fricke Riesling Kiedrich trocken Germany, Rheingau
Rich, generous, concentrated rip apple, sulphur. Medium plus intensity acidity, more linear on the palate green and red apple, tangy, silky burr - okay to yum.
White
2021 Ravensworth Riesling Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District
floral, blossoms, muted orange citrus. Wild ferment funkiness dominates the palate. Damn
White
2021 Wittmann Riesling Trocken Germany, Rheinhessen
Ripe apple, custard apple, a little peach. Juicy apple, whisper of burr, tangy, short but nice.
White
2023 Ministry of Clouds Riesling Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
citrus driven, shows lemon and lime, slight floral notes. Wild ferment, citric tangy but a little flat. Meh.
White
2016 Jim Barry Riesling The Florita Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Kerosene and lime, slight honey, more kerosene on the palate. Ugh
White
2021 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Riesling Kabinett trocken Germany, Pfalz
Sulphur, apple, a little slaty minerality, savoury, slaty minerality, touch of bitterness on the back palate. Meh.
White
2013 Jim Barry Riesling Spring Farm Block 18 Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Lime, candied lime peel. Medium plus intensity acidity, lime backed by some muted petroleum. Meh
White
2021 Trimbach Riesling Sélection Vieilles Vignes France, Alsace
Jubey, candied fruit. Pretty, floral blossom, textured. Lacks a little complexity and is a bit short. Hmm
White
2021 Markus Molitor Haus Klosterberg Riesling Trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
pretty apple strays to almost unripe pineapple. Juicy, tangy, smidge of sulphur and red apple, fresh herbs lend a tiny amaro note. A little creamy mouth coating lactic note on the finish. Nice.
White
2021 Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd Terrassen Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Meaty, savoury, muted fruit, a little citrus, almost grapefruit. Juicy, tangy, savoury . Hmm.
White
2022 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 10 Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
A little kerosene over lime, steely minerality. Medium plus intensity acid is sharp, pointy, citrus, Out of whack old school, not for me.
White - Off-dry
2020 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling feinherb Tradition Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Ooh, a little meaty wild ferment, steely minerality both over green and red apple, a tiny baking spice and creamy note, touch of spritz. Medium plus intensity acidity, green and red apple, tangy, balanced, medium plus length, touch of gingery spice on the finish. Nice
White
2021 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Riesling Hommage à Luise Germany, Pfalz
clay, a little earth, tangy, an almost waxy note, muted fruit, juicy, off dry fruit slightly muted. Hmm
White - Off-dry
2023 Rieslingfreak Riesling No. 5 Off Dry Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
a little sulphur prickle, smidge of almond meal, tangy apple fruit. In the mouth it's got medium plus acidity with insufficient residual sugar to truly tame it. That sulphur is here as well, muted fruit sits behind this, time will defo help though
White
2021 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Meaty wild ferment over sweet smelling almost candied, non-delineated fruit, a little spice note in support lends interesting. Juicy, tangy, good acid sugar balance; off dry, a little creamy richness on the finish and, again, the fruit is a little non-delineated. Time will help but this is nice.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2020 Kusuda Riesling Beerenauslese New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
From half bottle. Pretty, ripe apple, cream, a little apricot, sweet, juicy acid, more obviously botrytised on the palate, a little too sweet and rich for the acid levels.

Closing

but they weren't really working for me as much as they usually do annoyingly.

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