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2008 Rockford Riesling Hand Picked Eden Valley

Riesling

  • Australia
  • South Australia
  • Barossa
  • Eden Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 6

  • Bonesetter Likes this wine: 90 points

    October 7, 2022 - Good aged riesling. Lemon/lime fruit, well developed toasty secondary characteristics.

  • BAJRiley wrote: 88 points

    September 3, 2021 - See previous note. For this bottle I also picked up some floral notes and a hint of butter. The back palate shows that signature steely taste for Riesling.

    This is good but for me Clare Valley is the place to go for South Australian Riesling. Drink up.

  • BAJRiley wrote: 87 points

    May 17, 2021 - Gold colour. Nose: lime, honey, petrol, hint of mango, herbs and smoke. Palate: medium to light body. Acidity is fading a bit for me, allowing for its age. Moderate finish. I enjoyed the nose more than the palate. Good wine. Drink up.

  • A_Steady Likes this wine: 92 points

    April 23, 2020 - Drinking nicely at 12 years

  • azzah wrote: 80 points

    September 30, 2012 - Not a high point for Rockford. And who in Australia still seals riesling under cork? If there was a case for not putting riesling under cork, this was probably it, as it may have been some of the cause of this wine's premature ageing. Golden yellow in colour. Petrol/kerosene, honey, and citrus fruit on the nose, but with the fruit in the background. Same in the mouth. It seems like all the secondary flavours dominate over the usual Eden Valley limes. Acid seems a bit flat. It's OK and drinkable, but it's like a savoury version of a riesling.

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Halliday Wine Companion

  • By James Halliday
    1/23/2011 (link)

    (rockford handpicked eden valley riesling) Subscribe to see review text.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2008
  • Type White
  • Producer Rockford
  • Varietal Riesling
  • Designation Hand Picked
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country Australia
  • Region South Australia
  • SubRegion Barossa
  • Appellation Eden Valley

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 100 (60%)
  • Consumed 67 (40%)

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