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• Mmoellern Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 9, 2022 - Minerals, petroleum; Most complex Riesling I have had to date. My tasting winner, #1/6, 7 Oct 2022

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• Dr S Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 22, 2022 - I agree with the previous note. A beauty in the making. This vintage is an overlooked gem.
  
  Pale gold. Scented nose, sour lemon, apple, pear skin, slatey even. Powdery bath salts.
  
  The textured, almost sculptured palate gives a lot of love. Enters precisely, runs down a medium deep groove, good intensity, through to a long, mineral, lip smacking finish. Touch of residual lends depth and tames those tarty, tingling Canberra acids. Still fresh and delicious.
  
  Me thinks it will age gracefully, for a long while. None of the usual semi-mature Riesling notes expected at five years are showing. How long? Twenty or more, if well cared for of course.

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• G_Talbot Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 13, 2018 - Very good, could be headed to outstanding with age.
  
  Drunk earlier than intended after a drop of the bottle caused possible damage to the screwcap.
  
  Clear, pale, lemon.
  Clean, medium, youthful nose of lemon, apple, grapefruit and white flowers.
  Dry, medium (+) almost tingling / spritzy acidity, medium alcohol (12.5%), medium body and medium (+) flavour intensity with notes of lemon, grapefruit, apple and sherbet. Long finish.
  
  Very good, with fruit intensity and the amount of acid indicating a very long life ahead, this could well head into outstanding territory should the honeyed notes I anticipate develop.
  Can drink now, for the light fruit forward appeal, but I suspect this will develop into something much more complex in 10 - 15 years time.
  
  Screwcap (not damaged as it turned out).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type White
• Producer Clonakilla
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region New South Wales
• SubRegion Southern New South Wales
• Appellation Canberra District
• UPC Code 9342020000051

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• In Cellars 205 (73%)
• Consumed 75 (27%)

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