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Riesling

One of the world's great grape varieties and the acknowledged king of German vineyards, also important in Alsace, Riesling goes through a number of ripening phases making it incredibly varied. Picked early it can form a base wine for Methode Champenoise; a little later, it makes a wonderfully crisp, aromatic lemon-lime filled dry white. A little riper the grapes produce an excellent, slightly sweet 'Spatlese' wine, later again an 'Auslese', and so on. In Australia, crisp, minerally, citrus-led styles dominate, with regions like South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia producing the finest examples. Fish, shellfish and crustaceans are perfect partners. Browse our top rated Riesling wines here.

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2018 Lonely Vineyard Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2026-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw almost water like core with greenish tinged edges. Lemon and lime aromas combine with green apple, overlaid by a wet steel component and subtle orange rind. Tense lemon and lime flavours are backed by steely acidity with some light orange rind and flinty mineral characters on the dry crisp finish. Slightly austere medium to long aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Longhop Ravine Riesling

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$17. 99 Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a subtle tinge of green to the edges. Aromas of lime, citrus and orange blossom mix with hints of red apple and talc. Zippy, green apple and citrus fruits are intermeshed with orange rind and flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a fresh zesty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews….
Well look at this would you. A Longhop Riesling, with fancy packaging too.
Juicy, bath salts perfume, green apple and lime leaf. It has grip and lovely texture, a little bit savoury, a litte but fun, a fine chalky texture, all this grip and perfume, with again the apple and lemon zest bitterness carrying it long. Delightful. Fleshy and flavoursome. A very strong buy recommendation for drinking now, or over the next few years. Drink 2022-2026+
94 points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2020 Loosen Bros. Dr L Riesling

Mosel, GERMANY

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

This is the entry level Riesling of the Loosen range, which is made in a bright, vibrant, fruit driven style. Fruit is sourced from contracted growers located throughout the Mosel River Valley who work very closely with brothers Ernst and Thomas Loosen to achieve excellent fruit quality and concentration every vintage.
Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Aromas of pear, lime and red apple mix with honeysuckle and orange blossom notes. The light, airy palate has a racy feel with mineral infused acidity underpinning lime and red apple fruits. Subtle infusions of orange blossom, faint honeysuckle and flinty mineral characters flow onto the back half. Dry, crisp finish with an aftertaste that’s both elegant and refreshing.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%

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2021 Mac Forbes Spring Riesling

Strathbogie, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like to very pale straw colour with a distinctive tinge of green around the outskirts. Pronounced lime, lemon and green apple scents jump out of the glass followed by some orange zest and talcy mineral notes. Tangy lime juice and zippy lemon fruits show plenty of crunch with notions of mandarin and steely mineral characters chiming in on the back half. Racy acidity provides great focus to the long precise aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2020 Mad Fish Riesling

Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2021-2024)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a light greenish tinge around the outskirts and a watery hue. Drifting from the glass are aromas of ripe red apple, hints of citrus and honeysuckle followed by orange blossom end notes. Crunchy lime and citrus fruits drive the front half of the palate with some light honeysuckle and mandarin lying underneath. Finishes dry and crisp with a light brisk aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 11%

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2019 Max Ferdinand Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$940. 00 Bottle
$11280.00 Dozen

ABV: 6.5%

Closure: Cork

Weingut Max Ferdinand Richter produces world-class Rieslings from some of the most esteemed vineyards in the Mosel, and all production comes from estate holdings. The terroir of their steep vineyard sites is generally grey slate with different compositions of ferruginous (Brauneberg), mineral quartz (Veldenz) or clay (Graach, Wehlen, Mülheim) soils; those deeply influence character and flavour of the wines. In order to reduce quantity and increase concentration, pruning is severe and in prolific years a green harvest is carried out in August. The vintage is picked much later than that of most growers and is done entirely by hand. Three passes are done to select the best qualities to eliminate all inferior grapes and to keep perfect botrytis bunches or single berries for Auslese qualities and above. The same attention is paid to all vines from the QBAs on up through the Eisweins.

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Based on single berries affected by an early botrytis, the raisin selection of the three-starred Auslese is the 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese. Intense, very precise and spicy on the nose, the 2019 displays concentrated peach, almond and biscuit as well as lemon chutney, tea and ginger aromas. Silky, refined and highly delicate on the palate, this is a super precise and elegant TBA with great precision, finesse and salinity. The sweetness is certainly palatable but balanced by the clarity, precision, finesse and seamless texture of this crystalline and stimulating TBA that is extremely hard not to score 100 points. Maybe later, after some years of bottle aging? This wine has all the potential to become a legend. Bottled with roughly 400 grams of acidity, 6.5% alcohol and high acidity that was at 16 grams per liter in the must stage. 70 liters produced. Drink 2035 - 2100.
99+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

This is packed with dried-fruit aromas, ranging from pineapple to dates and figs, but it remains finely nuanced, rather than drifting off into opulence and density. With aeration, some ceps/porcini character appears, too. A super elegant wine, in spite of the enormous concentration and the sweetness that comes with it. The playful, filigree finish makes it really stand out in this category. Drink or hold.
98 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese was made from fully-botrytized fruit picked at 210° Oechsle, and was fermented down to fully noble-sweet levels of residual sugar. It offers a hugely exotic nose made of baked pineapple, coconut, mango, starfruit, almond cream, dried fruits, and honeyed elements. The wine is hugely sweet and unctuous on the palate, where a whiff of volatile acidity adds pep to the structure. The finish is long and alluring, but also marked by a touch of volatile acidity at this early stage. This superb TBA may eventually exceed our high ratings, especially as the volatile elements withdraw into the background. What an impressive effort! Drink 2029-2069.
96+ points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2019 Max Ferdinand Richter Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$74. 99 Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 7%

Closure: Cork

Weingut Max Ferdinand Richter produces world-class Rieslings from some of the most esteemed vineyards in the Mosel, and all production comes from estate holdings. The terroir of their steep vineyard sites is generally grey slate with different compositions of ferruginous (Brauneberg), mineral quartz (Veldenz) or clay (Graach, Wehlen, Mülheim) soils; those deeply influence character and flavour of the wines. In order to reduce quantity and increase concentration, pruning is severe and in prolific years a green harvest is carried out in August. The vintage is picked much later than that of most growers and is done entirely by hand. Three passes are done to select the best qualities to eliminate all inferior grapes and to keep perfect botrytis bunches or single berries for Auslese qualities and above. The same attention is paid to all vines from the QBAs on up through the Eisweins.

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From the overripe and botrytized berries of the Spätlese selection, the 2019 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese is intense and concentrated on the nose, but due to the sulfuric notes, it is far from being as terroir-driven as the Spätlese or even the Kabinett. The fruit is concentrated yet piquant, fresh and elegant on the palate and pure, refined and subtle on the finish due to the crystalline acidity and finesse that represents the JSU. This is an excellent Spätlese that needs at least a decade to age to its full finesse. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2035 - 2070.
95+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

Plenty of exotic-fruit character from botrytis, but they haven’t made this refined Auslese loud, only more complex and tantalizing. Considerable concentration, but everything fits together so neatly that it comes off as restrained. Very complex, almost dry finish with a hint of vanilla pod. Delicious now, but so much aging potential. Drink or hold.
96 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese was made from partially botrytized fruit (1/3) picked at 115° Oechsle, and was fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (125 g/l). It offers a gorgeous nose made of elderflower, cassis, white peach, coconut, almond paste, fresh pineapple, and loads of citrusy and minty elements. The wine proves stunningly tactile and subtle on the palate, where delicately creamy fruits mingle with ripe yet gorgeously juicy acidity. The finish is all about bright exotic fruits, citrusy elements, and fine notes of cream. This gorgeous sweet wine may seem almost irresistible now, but it will gain from a decade of aging as the sweetness will have receded and given way to more nuances. Drink 2029-2049.
95 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2018 Max Ferdinand Richter Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$680. 00 Bottle
$8160.00 Dozen

ABV: 6%

Closure: Cork

Weingut Max Ferdinand Richter produces world-class Rieslings from some of the most esteemed vineyards in the Mosel, and all production comes from estate holdings. The terroir of their steep vineyard sites is generally grey slate with different compositions of ferruginous (Brauneberg), mineral quartz (Veldenz) or clay (Graach, Wehlen, Mülheim) soils; those deeply influence character and flavour of the wines. In order to reduce quantity and increase concentration, pruning is severe and in prolific years a green harvest is carried out in August. The vintage is picked much later than that of most growers and is done entirely by hand. Three passes are done to select the best qualities to eliminate all inferior grapes and to keep perfect botrytis bunches or single berries for Auslese qualities and above. The same attention is paid to all vines from the QBAs on up through the Eisweins.

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Sourced in all the sections of the cru and picked with 270° Oechsle and perfect botrytis, the yellow-golden 2018 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese is deep, intense and refreshingly spicy and mineral on the compact and complex lime-zesty nose that reminds me of stewed apricots and sweet fig mustard with lemon zests. Incredibly rich, round and viscous but also finessed, fresh and vital on the palate, this is a highly elegant and perfectly balanced TBA with a long, intense and even stimulatingly vital finish. Compared to the filigreed, more crystalline Wehlener Sonnenuhr sibling, this is far more rich and oily textured, yet I can't avoid taking a large sip again and again, hedonist that I am! Thanks to the lower acidity, this is a smooth and sweet but still fine and delicate TBA that tastes fruity, fresh and highly digestible even at this early stage. All the components are already perfectly interwoven, and it's just a question of personal taste if you prefer to have this TBA sweet and smooth or matured and smooth. It's a marvelous wine in any case. It took a long ferment, until the end of June this year, which might have added a bit more complexity compared to the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Tasted at the end of July and again in later August 2019 when the wine had already closed. Drink 2020 - 2090.
96-98 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Aug 2019)

The 2018er Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling TBA was harvested at 260° Oechsle and was fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar. A whiff of volatile acidity quickly gives way to stunning elements of brown sugar, mango, candied pineapple, bitter lemon, raisin and cream. The wine is smooth yet stunningly multi-layered on the palate and leaves a gorgeously smooth yet precise feel of dried fruits and herbs in the long and juicy finish. The saturating sweetness in the finish still needs to integrate. It could then easily exceed our already very high expectations. Drink 2038-2068.
97+ points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2021 Mesh Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green to the edges and a watery hue. Intense lime, citrus and green apple scents are trailed by talc and chalky mineral notes. Zippy lime zest, lemon and granny smith apple flavours are underscored by crunchy acidity along with some chalky talc and flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry with a long precise aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12%

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2018 Morin Pere & Fils Les Classiques Pinot Gris

FRANCE

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2020-2022)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges. Aromas of pear, apple and citrus are followed by subtle stony notes. Light and fresh with a zippy feel, delicate pear and citrus flavours lie over crunchy green apple and stony mineral characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12%

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2021 Mr Riggs Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Sourced from the Brysky vineyards in Watervale, the 2021 vintage in Clare Valley was a mild one, allowing grapes to produce flavour ripeness prior to sugar ripeness. Production quality and yields were both high.
Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with a light tinge of green to the outskirts and a watery hue. Pronounced lemon and lime scents meld into orange rind, wet steel and flinty mineral notes. Flooding the palate with terrific intensity are mouth watering lime and lemon fruits which are accompanied by crunch granny smith apple, talc and flinty mineral characters. Outstanding drive finishing dry and crisp with a long aftertaste that has a zingy feel to it.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2020 Mr Riggs Ein Riese Riesling

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 10%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Nosing offers up ripe pear and red apple scents wrapped up in honeysuckle followed by orange blossom and subtle lime notes. Delicious juicy red apple, lime and honeysuckle flavours are draped across the palate. Finishes with a burst of mandarin like tang on the off dry finish. The aftertaste long, crisp and luscious.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 10%

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2021 Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard Home Block Riesling

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a distinct glimmer of green running around the outskirts. Intense lime and citrus scents jump out of the glass followed by hints of orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Zingy lime and citrus flavours show excellent concentration over a backdrop of chalky talc, wet steel and flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry with crunchy acidity and plenty of zip to the long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard Home Block Lenswood Riesling - Last Stocks

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with a subtle tinge of green running around the outskirts. Leaping out of the glass are intense lime juice, green apple and lemon scents followed by some wet steel and slatey mineral notes. Mouth watering flavours of lime, green apple and citrus decorate the palate underpinned by chalky talc and steely mineral characters. Dry crisp finish with a long racy and intensely flavoured aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Nashdale Lane Riesling

Orange, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99 Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2027-2028)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with a greenish tinged rim. Nosing expels lime and granny smith apple scents followed by some chalky talc and mineral notes. Racy lime juice and granny smith apple flavours are underpinned by zesty acidity which gives the wine a lean, zippy feel. Flinty mineral characters linger on the back half. Finishes dry and very crisp with a crunchy aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2021 O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Combines power and concentration with an electric feel.
Brilliant water like colour with distinct highlights of green skirting the edges. Jumping out of the glass are intense lime, citrus and orange rind scents which mix with talc and subtle steely mineral notes. Crunchy lime and citrus fruits are delivered with terrific concentration and power. Orange rind, chalky talc, wet steel and flinty mineral characters flow onto the back half. Dry mouth watering finish with searingly crisp acidity and a long scrumptious aftertaste. Outstanding.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews….
I am just loving these 2021 Clare Valley Rieslings, almost universally across the board. Any winemaker in the region who got this wrong should be condemned to make only warm climate, young vine Sauvignon Blanc for the rest of their natural life. Of course, some guys will inevitably do it better than others and it will come as no surprise that Dave O’Leary and Nick Walker are right at the top of the tree. And at $30 each, the value for both these Rieslings is almost criminal. A case for now, a case for the cellar.
This is green with pale gold throughout. Beautifully aromatic with spices, kaffir limes, hints of grapefruit, some minerals if you look hard enough and floral notes. A wine which is textbook and stunning. The palate is intense with great length and immaculate balance. It is perhaps a fraction more generous than the nose suggested, but nothing wrong with that. A Riesling which is cracking now and has a decade ahead of it. Drink 2022-2032.
96 points
Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
A long, cool ferment over 2 weeks. This is awesome. Such density of flavour on the palate; mouth-coating intensity – it's almost painful. An absolute burster for the price. It'll drink beautifully right now, and it will still be going in a decade hence. The saline acidity leaves a quest for more in the mouth. Yes. Drink by 2031.
93 points
Erin Larkin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Ottelia Riesling

Mt Gambier, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges. Intense lime and green apple scents are followed by orange rind and citrusy mineral like notes. Crunchy lemon and lime flavours have a zesty feel underpinned by wet steel and flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry and very crisp with some tension to the taut aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11%

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2021 Parish Vineyard Riesling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Yalumba’s Robert Hill Smith and Louisa Rose of Pewsey Vale & Heggies fame are intrinsically linked with Eden Valley Riesling. They had also long admired the potential of Tasmanian Riesling, so when the opportunity came up to work with a unique site of mature Riesling vines they jumped at it. Located in the Coal River valley, this small block of Riesling is hidden in the midst of larger plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a distinct glimmer of green to the outskirts and a watery hue. Expressive lime, green pear and granny smith apple scents are followed by talc, subtle orange rind and minerals. Texturally full, rich and boasting magnificent fruit intensity, lime, citrus and orange rind flavours surge across the palate with exceptional power. Notions of green apple, chalky talc and minerals lie underneath. Racy acidity with a long, concentrated and viscous like finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%

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2014 Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Riesling

Coonawarra, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99 Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright straw colour with flecks of green to the edges and a watery hue. Sailing through the nostrils are intense lime and citrus aromas which meld into oily toast like notes, faint dried honey and steely kerosene like characters. Concentrated lime and citrus fruits overlay a back drop of lemon butter, oily kerosene like characters and a delicate steely mineral element. Full and round texturally it finishes dry with a crisp edge to the acidity and a long rich aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 11%

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At 7 years of age this is showing an enthusiastic lemon hue in the glass. On the nose it is layered with lanolin, beeswax, cheesecloth, preserved citrus and brine. In the mouth, the wine has morphed into a nectar-like experience (not sweet, but unctuous). It is opulent and austere at once. A real pleasure. Recommend. Drink by 2037.
95 points
Erin Larkin - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Penna Lane Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Intense lemon, lime and orange rind scents jump out of the glass followed by talc and subtle flinty mineral notes. Mouth watering lemon and lime flavours drive the racy palate which is underpinned by crunchy acidity. Elements of orange rind, talc and steely mineral characters ensue. Long zesty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2020 Penna Lane Skilly Valley Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus top notes jump out of the glass followed by orange rind, talc and flinty mineral notes. Zesty lemon and lime fruits race across the palate and show terrific power and concentration. Notions of orange rind, talc and steely mineral characters tail off onto a dry, crunchy laser like finish that’s long and zippy.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

In 1839, shortly after his arrival from England, Joseph Gilbert started building a fine homestead in Eden Valley and planted the region’s first grapevines in 1847. Like so many vineyards in the 1920s and 30s, Pewsey Vale fell into disuse but, thankfully, its potential was rediscovered.
In 1961, pastoralist Geoffrey Angas Parsons became aware his property had once incorporated the region’s earliest vineyard and shared his discovery with good friend, and vigneron Wyndham Hill-Smith. Hill-Smith needed no further persuasion – work soon began on re-establishing Pewsey Vale Vineyard. Initially, 56 hectares of Riesling were planted in contoured rows. The several remaining hectares of these vines continue to provide fruit for Pewsey Vale Vineyard The Contours Riesling. All plantings at Pewsey Vale Vineyard are propagated from the original 1847 vines.
Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Pronounced lime, citrus and orange rind scents jump out of the glass followed by talc and steely mineral notes. Crunchy lemon, lime and green apple fruits have a racy feel across the palate with subtle orange rind and slatey mineral characters lying underneath. Finishes dry and crisp with a long scrumptious aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12%
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A very fresh, piercing nose of sliced lemon with plenty of sweet perfume, too. The palate is similarly intense and vibrant with white stone-fruit and lemon flavors, delivered in an impressively intense and balanced mode. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
96 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2021 Pikes The Merle Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$46. 99 Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Named after the family matriarch, ‘The Merle’ is selected from the best parcels of Riesling on the Pikes Polish Hill River Estate. Only produced in exceptional years it’s fermented in stainless steel tanks and spends 3 months on lees to provide additional depth and texture. The winemaking team at Pikes believe the 2021 vintage is up there with their best years.
Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Intense lime, citrus and orange rind scents jump out of the glass followed by talc and slatey mineral notes. Racy lime and citrus fruits power across the mouth watering palate underpinned by zingy acidity. Elements of orange rind, talc and chalky mineral characters show a lingering persistence on the back half. Superb flavour concentration finishing dry and very long.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%
Other Reviews….
This has very intense aromas of lime and wet slate with some sweeter florals, as well as white nectarine. So fresh. The palate has intensity and drive, with the same fresh lime and white-nectarine flavors. Very long and vivid. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com
An imperial standard, of sorts!
Lemongrass, lime cordial, green apples. Huzzah! A touch of blackcurrant too? Perhaps. Attractive, varietal scents. Zingy and energetic to taste, compact, bracing with its core of steely, lemon juice acidity. Pent up, powerful, tight and very long. Bone dry. Excellent, classic expression. A Very Good Example. Drink 2021-2040.
95 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front
Merle Pike is the mother of founders, Andrew and Neil Pike, matriarch of the family, and she would be bursting with pride at what Andrew and his team have achieved with these latest wines (Neil is now enjoying retirement and more likely seen with a golf club in hand than a wine glass). The chief winemaker now is Steve Baraglia. I met Mrs Pike on several occasions and a more gracious and lovely person would be hard to imagine. This wine is a fitting tribute (I always remember her saying that she didn’t know why they turned the sauvignon blanc grapes into wine – it was so much nicer as grape juice).
In the early days, Pikes released a Reserve Riesling but from early this century, it has been named, ‘The Merle’. It is made only from grapes grown on the estate and not produced every year. No 2007 for example. There are some truly brilliant Rieslings made in the Clare Valley, and this sits comfortably with any of them.
Even paler than the Traditionale, if that is possible, again we have the wonderful lifted aromas and pronounced flavours but this wine is more subtle, and even though very early days, there is more complexity. Terrific intensity here, incredible length and perfect structure. This wine offers more chalky soil notes (or at least, that is what it appears to do), along with those beautiful fresh lime characters. This is a stunning Riesling. The flavours explode across the palate. It has a life of twenty years ahead of it and many more, if you can be that patient.
If there is a better Riesling made in Australia this decade, I want to know about it. $55 might seem hefty for a local Riesling but in world terms, this is criminally cheap. This is so close to perfect, it deserves full points but I think it might just get even better and I need the wiggle room. Drink 2021-2045.
99 points
Ken Gargett – Winepilot

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2021 Pikes Traditionale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$21. 99 Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Pikes have long produced one of Clare Valley’s benchmark Rieslings, 2021 marking the 37th release, one which the Pikes family believe is one of the best from the last decade. Fruit is sourced predominately from the Estate’s Polish Hill River vineyard with the balance coming from growers located in the Watervale, Sevenhill, Leasingham and Mintaro districts. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel on lees for 3 months.
Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Intense lime and citrus aromas jump out of the glass with orange rind, talc and chalky mineral scents also evident. Powering across the mouth watering palate with great concentration are lime, citrus and orange rind fruits. Finishes dry with crunchy acidity, elements of chalky talc and flinty mineral characters lying underneath. Long, utterly scrumptious conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%
Other Reviews….
Bright lime and apple aromas here with a very fresh stance. Some white peach in the mix, too. The palate has a wealth of powerful lime and white-peach flavor with good depth and concentration. Impressive. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com
Pure joy here! Lime zest, lemon pith, citrus blossom, brine, green apple skins and plenty of plush – almost ripe – stone fruit on the palate. This is generous and attractive, the acidity providing the tension and structure that it needs to elevate it into deliciousness. And delicious it is. Drink by 2031.
93 points
Erin Larkin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
Pretty much the perfect vintage in Clare. It has resulted in some memorable wines and this classy value for money offering delivers with typical style and poise; crunchy lively lemon pith with a zesty citrus tang. The zingy acid carries the palate through to a fully extended finish leaving the mouth fresh and alive. Drink 2021-2031.
94 points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot

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2021 Pipers Brook Estate Riesling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$24. 99 Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Zesty lime and lemon aromas are followed by Granny Smith apple and steely mineral notes. Searing acidity underpins a zippy flavour profile of lime and lemon. Crunchy green apple, wet steel and flinty mineral characters ensue. Finishes dry and very crisp with a tense razor sharp aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Pizzini Riesling

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$17. 99 Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a distinct ring of green around the edges and a watery hue. Lemon, lime and granny smith apple scents mix with chalky talc and flinty mineral notes. Racy lemon and lime flavours meld into crunchy green apple, wet steel and mineral characters. Dry finish with crisp acidity providing plenty of zip to a tangy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11%

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2021 Poonawatta The Eden Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2021-2029)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

The Eden is produced from a single vineyard located in the heart of the Eden Valley region, established in1972. These old vines cling to the poorest soils on the Poonawatta property; the lean environment keeping the yields low, flavours concentrated and the fruit pure.

Boasting superb intensity and power, this is one for the Riesling purists.

Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Powerful lemon and lime aromatics soar out of the glass with talc, orange rind and subtle steely mineral notes ensuing. Mouth watering lemon and lime flavours display terrific intensity and drive backed by crunchy acidity. Dry, crisp finish with a very long scrumptious aftertaste. Superb.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Powell & Son Eden Valley Steinert Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas are intertwined with oily toast like characters, subtle lemon butter and light kerosene notes. The palate is just beginning to show signs of development with lime and lemon flavours overlaying a back drop of kerosene, oily toast like characters, wet steel and a dash of spice. Nicely rounded texturally it finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long flavoursome yet tightly wound aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Precious Little Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$24. 99 Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a light tinge of green around the edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas jump out of the glass with hints of orange rind and chalky talc also evident. Crunchy lime and lemon fruits dominate the palate with elements of orange rind, chalky talc and minerals lying underneath. Good volume in the mouth finishing dry and crisp with a long mouth watering aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2020 Robert Oatley Signature Series Great Southern Riesling

Great Southern, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Lime and lemon zest aromas meld into orange rind, wet steel and flinty mineral notes. Racy lemon, lime and green apple fruits are backed by razor sharp acidity that gives the wine a crunchy feel. Finishes dry and steely with a flinty mineral infused aftertaste that shows ample length.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 12%

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2017 Ros Ritchie Riesling

Upper Goulburn, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. On the nose lifted lime and citrus scents mix with oily toast like notes, kerosene and spicy lemon butter. Light in weight with a brisk feel, lemon and lime flavours are to the fore trailed by oily toast and steely kerosene like characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity, the aftertaste driven by a tertiary flavour profile and oily texture.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

Other Reviews….
It just has that little something extra this year. It's its usual floral self, underwritten by citrus juice and rind, a kind of chalkiness at play through the finish. Sheer intensity of flavour though, from the outset, is it really excels. Drink by 2025.
94 points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2016 Royal Tokaji Blue Label 5 Puttonyos Aszu (500ml)

Tokaji, HUNGARY

$79. 99 Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Cork

A sweet botrytis styled wine made from the grape varieties Furmint, Hárslevelű and Muscat de Lunel. Bright straw golden colour with a pale straw hue. Intoxicating aromas of honeyed apricot, bees wax, marmalade and lemon butter fill the nostrils with hints of toffee and spice also evident. Luscious honeyed peach and apricot flavours are complemented by refreshing acidity with undertones of marmalade, bees wax, lemon butter and spice. Excellent intensity with a long honeyed peach and spicy marmalade aftertaste that’s layered with freshness.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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Royal Tokaji has been making the 5 puttonyos style since 1990. The Blue Label is made with at least 90% Furmint and a touch of Hárslevelű, with berries mainly sourced from the producer’s long-term contract growers. Golden in colour, the 2016 vintage bursts with dried apricot, peach, fig honey and Osmanthus, tinted with beeswax and pepper. After aging in second or third-use Hungarian oak casks for two years, the palate displays spiced apricot and honeyed fig flavours, with Furmint’s tell-tale acidity spine (9.9g/l), followed by a lip-smacking spicy finish. Sugar level sits at 158 g/l, much higher than the 120 g/l hallmark for 5 puttonyos.
Drinking Window 2020 – 2025.
92 points
Sylvia Wu - Decanter

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2021 Russell & Suitor Son of a Bull Riesling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of lime and citrus dominate the nose with some orange rind and chalky mineral notes also evident. Zingy lime and citrus fruits are melded to orange rind and flinty mineral characters. Finishes dry with steely acidity and a taut, energetic aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%

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2015 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$99. 99 Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

ABV: 7.5%

Closure: Cork

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The 2015 (Lieser) Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese –Goldkapsel– (AP 14) is very intense and fine at the same time, with smoky and lemony flavors, a remarkable concentration and a perfume-like flavor of grapefruits. This wine is pure, piquant and concentrated, highly finessed, fresh and light on the palate. This is an intense, lush and elegant Auslese with a delicate and endlessly salty finish that reveals a very attractive grip and huge aging potential. With 7% alcohol and just a bit of botrytis.
97+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Apr 2017)

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2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$750. 00 Bottle
$9000.00 Dozen

ABV: 6.5%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

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Fermented in stainless steel, the 2019 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese is concentrated, deep and spicy on the nose that represents a perfectly selected botrytis. Rich and juicy-piquant on the palate, this is another highly finessed, elegant, rather lean and linear but balanced TBA with lingering salinity and mineral freshness thanks to the crystalline acidity from pure slate. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2035 - 2100.
100 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

Mind-blowing concentration of dried exotic and stone fruit, but also stunning elegance, thanks to the brilliant acidity that also powers the super long finish. As delicious as this nobly sweet riesling masterpiece is, this really needs some years to reach its full, wide-screen glory. Very limited production. Better from 2022.
100 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese was made from 100% shrunken raisin fruit harvested at 194° Oechsle and fermented down to fully noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (340 g/l). An initial whiff of volatile acidity quickly gives way to an aromatic, powerful, and concentrated scents of toffee, mango, raisin, mirabelle, grapefruit, passion fruit, apricot, plum, and spices. The wine develops huge concentration and depth on the palate, where a kick of acidity lifts the flavors. Despite the sweetness at play, the wine remains utterly balanced thanks to a playful acidity, its grip, and structure. The finish has an outstanding intensity. We would not be surprised if this stunning TBA will not eventually merit a perfect rating at maturity, once it will have revealed its finesse: It is THAT impressive! Drink 2034-2069.
98+ points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese* (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$270. 00 Bottle
$3240.00 Dozen

ABV: 6.5%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

Other Reviews....
The lime-green/citrus colored 2019 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese * needs some time in the glass and should be opened some hours before being served. The wine is intense and concentrated yet very clear, fresh and spicy, even flinty or slatey on the complex nose that represents very fine botrytis aromas. Rich and juicy on the dense and finely structured palate, this is a luxurious, intense, round and textured BA with a higher portion of botrytis berries, which give a more luscious fruit texture yet without a loss of finesse and precision. Gorgeous. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2027 - 2080.
98 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

An absolutely prototypic riesling BA that is packed with dried fruit (plenty of dates and figs), flowers and forest honey. So long, but also so clean and straight, this has spot-on balance. Very limited production. Drink or hold.
98 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese * was made from 60% of botrytized fruit harvested at 140° Oechsle and fermented down to fully noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (204 g/l). It offers a magnificently refined, clean, and ripe nose of honey, pear puree, almond cream, smoke, and lead pencil. The wine rewards one with some subtly exotic and gorgeously multi-layered flavors of fruit and honey on the palate, and leaves one with a delicately pure, juicy, and smooth sensation in the finish. This gorgeous BA only needs some (extensive) cellaring in order to reveal its full potential. Drink 2034-2069.
97 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2019 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese*

Mosel, GERMANY

$87. 99 Bottle
$1055.88 Dozen

ABV: 9%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

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Planned to be a Kabinett that finally got too ripe (100° Oechsle), the 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese * is clear and intense on the nose. Juicy and quite rich on the palate, this is a piquant and acidity-driven Spätlese with an enormously piquant and salty finish. Picke din the first week of October, it has laser sharp acidity that cuts through the rich texture that is based on 15% to 18% botrytis fruit. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2026 - 2050.
93 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

Hang on to your hat. With its enormous ripeness and brilliant acidity, this monumental wine defies the limits of the Spätlese category. None of the exotic fruit that’s so typical for 2019, rather you're in the kingdom of the peach here ! Decades of aging potential. Drink or hold.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese * was made from fruit harvested at 100° Oechsle and fermented down to sweet levels of residual sugar (81 g/l). It exhibits some smoky, minty, and ripe scents of pear, quince, almond cream, lavender, pineapple, and smoke on the nose. The wine reveals a more exotic and animating side on the delicate and subtly smooth palate, and leaves one with a feeling of presence and intensity, but all focused and chiseled in the long finish. Drink 2026-2039.
93 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

Mosel, GERMANY

$62. 99 Bottle
$755.88 Dozen

ABV: 9.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

Other Reviews....
The 2019 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett is bright, precise and elegant on the complex, refined, beautifully clear and flinty nose. Lush, refined and salty-piquant on the palate, this is a salty, crunchy and stimulating Kabinett with a long and intense finish. Bottled with 9.5% alcohol and 60 grams of residual sugar. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2027 - 2060.
94 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

So juicy, yet so fine, this is a "light" wine with very good ripeness, but more importantly a lot of finesse, the long finish brilliant and filigree. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
94 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

The 2019er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett was made from fruit harvested early in a cool parcel of the vineyard at 93° Oechsle and fermented down in stainless steel to full fruity-styled levels of residual sugar (62 g/l). It offers an aromatic and ripe nose of yellow peach, pear, almond milk, candied tangerine, star anise, and a hint of banana flambéed. The wine proves sweet and ripe on the palate, where the juicy fruits give it more than a hint of Spätlese Schmelz. This smooth and juicy side carries over into the long and structured finish. This fruity-styled wine will need a couple of years to integrate its sweetness and fully deliver upon its underlying finesse. Drink 2027-2039.
91 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2018 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$550. 00 Bottle
$6600.00 Dozen

ABV: 6.5%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

Other Reviews....
Fermented in glass balloon for 22 months and bottled at the end of August this year, the 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese is highly concentrated yet pure and spicy/stony on the apricot-scented nose that is enormously detailed and refined for this class. Enormously rich and juicy-piquant on the palate, this is a fantastically precise and stimulating TBA that will become a legend years from now. This is a perfectly balanced noble sweet wine with unreal precision. Picked with 201° Oechsle and bottled with nearly 7% alcohol, 318 grams of residual sugar and 11.5 grams of total acidity. Tasted from AP 22 20 in September 2020. Drink 2030 - 2100.
99+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

The 2018er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese was harvested at 201° Oechsle and was fermented down to fully noble-sweet levels of residual sugar. It offers an absolutely magnificent and deeply complex nose of apricot, apple jelly, honey, marzipan, almond paste, coconut cream, dried apricot, and even a hint of floral nuances. Despite its richness and impressive levels of residual sugar, it proves crystal clear on the palate and rewards one with plenty of yellow honeyed fruits delivered with creamy and unctuous viscosity. Ripe, pure, and zesty acidity runs through the wine and gives it great focus and intensity right into the incredibly long finish. This TBA is simply stellar! Drink 2038-2118.
100 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2017 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese* (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$299. 00 Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 7%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

Other Reviews....
The 2017 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese * is perfectly concentrated and refined on the nose with its aromas of stewed peach, fine botrytis and even slate. Lush, beautifully fine and finessed on the palate, this is a salty-piquant, fresh and highly delicate Beerenauslese with stimulating salinity and citrus fruit. This is a beauty of great finesse and elegance. Bottled with 6.5% alcohol (in 375-milliliter bottles), it's not sticky or sweet at all but is endlessly salty. A beauty. Tasted in March 2019.
99 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (June 2019)

This “one-star” BA has a “no-star” counterpart which I did not taste. “They were both very good and would have made an outstanding blend,” said Selbach, “but this lot exhibited a tick more finesse,” so he opted for separate bottlings, of which this one constituted 200 liters. White raisin and apple jelly are accompanied on the nose by prickle of lemon peel and radish, then pick up brown spices, honey, hazelnut paste and mango chutney on a viscous yet buoyant palate, leading to a vibrant, superbly multifaceted and ravishingly sustained finish. Drink 2019 - 2060.
95 points
David Schildknecht - Vinous

The 2017er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Beerenauslese * was harvested at a massive 155° Oechsle, i.e. already in TBA territory. It displays an immensely complex nose made of nut paste, raisin, candied grapefruit, mango, smoke, vanilla and bergamot. The wine is superbly aromatic on the palate where it delivers mango, honey, raisin, plum, nut paste, apple jelly and orange jam with remarkable presence and delicacy. The finish proves hugely pure and immensely long. The combination of density and finesse defies all logic. What a great dessert wine in the making! Drink 2027-2067.
99 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2018 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese (375ml)

Mosel, GERMANY

$299. 00 Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

ABV: 7.5%

Closure: Cork

Selbach-Oster has a history in the wine trade dating back 1660, while the current winery was formed in the mid 1800's. Known for producing highly detailed and pure expressions of Riesling, Selbach-Oster have vines planted in some of the greatest sites in the Mosel, including Zeltinger Himmelreich, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and Graacher Himmelreich and Domprobst. Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the increasing help of son Sebastian and daughter Hannah, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and predominantly with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit.

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The 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese displays an intense but very clear and radiant citrus color in the glass. The nose is concentrated and fresh, with lemon chutney and broken stone aromas. Pure and fresh on the palate, this is a dense, concentrated, rich yet very precise, fresh and elegant BA with a long, crunchy, terroir-driven finish that represents the delicate slate structure of the Sonnenuhr. Still young but not really sweet due to the crystalline acidity structure. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink 2028 - 2080.
97 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)

This 2018er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling BA was harvested at approx. 130° Oechsle and was fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (approx. 200 g/l). This cask sample offers a gorgeous and clean nose of candied grapefruit, pineapple juice, rhubarb, apricot , melon and honey. The wine is very juicy and sweet on the delicately viscous palate. The finish is quite intense and very long. This BA is still very sweet and juicy, and will please lovers of rich and intense dessert wines. Drink 2028-2058.
94-96 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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2021 Singlefile Great Southern Riesling

Great Southern, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$21. 99 Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11.9%

Closure: Stelvin

The Great Southern wine region is one of the largest in Australia, it’s sub regions include the likes of Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup. Over the last decade it’s reputation for producing world class Rieslings has developed to such an extent that it’s now a serious challenger to Clare Valley, making some of the country’s best Rieslings.
Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Intense lime, granny smith apple and lemon aromas overshadow background notes of orange rind and wet steel. Zingy lime zest, lemon, green apple and orange rind flavours race across the palate underpinned by steely mineral infused acidity. Finishes dry and crisp with a long crunchy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.9%

Fresh and lively; a delicious array of lime, lemon and passionfruit opens proceedings on the palate and bouquet; steely acidity runs throughout, but doesn’t disturb the peace. Changes will emerge down the track, but don’t hesitate to drink it tonight.
95 points
James Halliday's Top 100 2021

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2021 Skillogalee Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99 Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2022-2030)

ABV: 12.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a distinct tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas jump out of the glass followed by orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Crunchy lemon and lime flavours fill the mouth with notions of granny smith apple, orange rind, chalky talc and flinty mineral characters also chiming in. Finishes very dry, steely and taut with crisp acidity and a long precise laser like aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.3%

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2020 Staffelter Hof Paradies Riesling Feinherb

Mosel, GERMANY

$34. 99 Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 10.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with greenish highlights to the edges. Aromas of lime, orange blossom and red apple are trailed by delicate honeysuckle and flinty mineral notes. The light, elegantly framed palate features lime, red apple and honeysuckle flavours over a sprightly mineral infused back drop. Finishes dry to off dry with zingy acidity and a racy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 10.5%

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2020 Staffelter Hof Riesling Magnus Trocken

Mosel, GERMANY

$34. 99 Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green to the edges and a watery hue. Filling the nose are alluring aromas of lime, red apple and honeysuckle which are followed by some slatey mineral notes. Zippy lime and red apple flavours overlay a delicate back drop of honeysuckle and infusions of orange blossom. Finishes dry and flinty with snappy acidity and an elegant aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2021 Stage Door Wine Co. Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99 Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with a distinct greenish tinge around the outskirts. Nosing offers up lime juice, lemon and green apple aromas followed by some chalky talc and flinty mineral notes. Tangy lime juice flavours drive the palate with lemon and green apple also chiming in over a chalky sherbet like background. Finishes dry with racy acidity and a sour edged aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11%

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2016 Ten Miles East Riesling

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99 Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2025-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a greenish tinge around the outskirts. Elevated lime and lemon top notes meld into green apple, wet steel and flinty mineral notes. Tense and steely, lime, lemon and green apple flavours have a thread of razor like acidity running through them underpinned by wet steel and flinty mineral elements. Crisp finish with a long precise aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12%

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2018 Tertini Riesling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$37. 99 Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2020-2028)

ABV: 12.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green to the outskirts. Intense lemon, lime and granny smith apple scents merge with wet steel and chalky talc like notes. Wonderfully pure and tense with razor sharp acidity backing the concentrated lime juice, lemon and green apple fruit. Sitting underneath is a core of wet steel and flinty mineral characters. Dry crunchy finish with a long focused aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.6%

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Text book stuff. Pale green. Highly fragrant and lifted florals, lemon, lime and yeasty thiols. The palate is clean, fresh and tight, with citrus blossom, wet stones plus a texture like citrus pith that adds structure and interest to the long minerally finish. Good now, will improve further. Drink by 2027.
95 points
David Bicknell – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Riesling in Australia.

Riesling is thought to have been introduced to New South Wales in the 1830s by the Macarthur's (pioneers of the Australian wool industry). German settlers brought the variety to the Barossa Valley in South Australia in the 1850's where the grape flourished. It's since found many new homes, such as Mt. Barker in Western Australia, the Clare Valley in South Australia, as well as Central and Southern Victoria. A tightrope of fruit and racy acidity when young, age-worthy examples develop honey and toast characteristics, sometimes accompanied by a distinct 'kerosene' note. Generally suited to cooler climates, examples from Grosset, Petaluma, Wilson Polish Hill, Dukes, Western Australia and Best's Great Western, Victoria are all worth seeking out.

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