2008 O'Leary Walker Riesling Polish Hill River

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 88.1 points

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  8/16/2021 - trepak wrote: 87 Points

  Lovely pale golden colour, a little muted on the nose, but some nice lemon/lime character, with the slightest hint of petrol. Quite acidic on the palate, that carries through to a slighly muted mid palate before opening up to a nice zesty finish. Overall, not bad - not as exciting as some Aus Rieslings can be, but enjoyable none the less. Not sure about keeping it any further, in fact it could be a little past its best.

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  9/8/2017 - Mic Mac Likes this wine:

  Quality Clare Rizza. Nice age on it. Drink now.

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  8/8/2017 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 12%} Mid yellow. Lemon dominates the nose and palate. With a slightly detergent aspect. Still freshly acid, but also fairly full-bodied, and a touch flabby in character. Still enjoyable, but rather monochromatic and simple. Dry, a touch greasy in texture; the acid fades quickly, despite seeming to have staying power. Drink up.

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  5/23/2017 - graemeg wrote:

  A ringer for last October's bottle. Gotta love the screwcap consistency, I must say.

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  10/28/2016 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 12%} Mid-yellow. Clean, developing, lemon and blossom nose. Very much citrus-dominated. The palate is surprisingly thick and almost greasy in texture, with a slight grassy note to the lemon flavours. Maybe a touch soapy and detergent-like. It's got a steely spinal quality, but it's fairly monolithic in many ways, and lacks real dimension and interest. Medium-bodied, with a medium-length finish, it's still a decently drinkable, developing riesling which is somewhere in the mid-range of Clare quality. More cellar time won't hurt, but it'll never be a knockout wine. OK, overall.

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