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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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2022 Tim Adams Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint glimmer of green around the outskirts. Elevated lime juice, Granny Smith apple and citrus scents are trailed by wet steel and distinct chalky mineral notes. Tightly coiled flavours of lime juice, green apple and lemon are pinned together by a steely core of mineral infused acidity. Finishes very dry and crisp with a zippy and focused aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2018 Tim Adams Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a glimmer of green around the outskirts. Intense lemon and lime aromas fill the nostrils with orange rind, talc and mineral following on. Zippy lemon and lime flavours race across the palate underpinned by green apple, light talc and steely mineral characters. Dry mouth watering finish with fresh crunchy acidity. Long steely mineral laden aftertaste of lemon, lime, green apple and subtle talc.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 11%

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2023 Tim Gramp Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2024-2032)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Tim Gramp is a fifth generation member of the family that made Orlando famous. The Gramp family sold the company based in the Barossa Valley in the early ‘70’s, but Tim has continued the tradition by under his own personal label.
Brilliant water like core with a distinctive tinge of green to the edges. Jumping out of the glass are intense lime and citrus aromas which are trailed by green apple, chalky talc and steely mineral notes. Boasting fantastic concentration and drive, mouth watering lime, lemon and Granny Smith apple fruits are wrapped up in a steely core of mineral laced acidity. Finishes dry with laser like precision. Some chalky mineral and wet steel elements lingering through the long, powerful yet highly energised conclusion.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Tim Gramp Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Zesty lime and lemon scents are interwoven with orange rind, talc and flinty mineral notes. Intensely focused and racy, crunchy lime and lemon flavours drive the palate underscored by steely acidity and flinty mineral characters. Dry crisp finish with a long austere aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2018 Tim Gramp Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Pronounced lime and citrus aromas intermix with orange rind, talc and mineral. Concentrated lime and citrus flavours dominate, underscored by elements of granny smith apple, wet steel and mineral. Finishes dry with crunchy acidity and a medium to long aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%

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2022 Tim McNeil Wines Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Tim McNeil's dry grown, tiny five acre plot of Riesling is located on Springvale Rd, Watervale, home also to Knappstein’s Ackland and Grosset’s Springvale vineyard.
Intensely flavoured and racy, this is one super scrumptious Watervale Riesling.
Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with a glimmer of green around the outskirts. Powerful lime, citrus and orange rind scents leap from the glass pursued by talc and chalky mineral notes. Bursting with a concentrate of lime, citrus and orange rind fruits, the mouth watering palate is underscored by wet slate, talc and chalky mineral elements. Dry, lip smacking finish with crunchy wet steel infused acidity leading into a very long and zesty mineral laced aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2020 Tim McNeil Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $23.99
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Tim McNeil's dry grown, tiny five acre plot of Riesling is located on Springvale Rd, Watervale, home also to Knappstein’s Ackland and Grosset’s Springvale vineyard.
A superb Watervale Riesling combining great concentration with a laser like focus.
Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Intense lime juice, green apple and lemon scents spring out of the glass followed by wet steel, chalky talc and mineral notes. Crunchy lime juice, Granny Smith apple and lemon flavours are racy and tense in their feel across the palate underpinned by steely mineral infused acidity. Dry crisp finish with some chalky talc like characters lingering on the long, powerful aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Tim McNeil Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lime and lemon aromas jump out of the glass trailed by green apple, hints of wet steel and subtle oily toast like end notes. Intense lime and citrus fruits burst across the palate with a zesty feel. Elements of orange rind, wet steel and flinty minerals ensue. Racy acidity with a long crisp aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2018 Tim McNeil Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. An elevated combination of lime, citrus and orange rind aromas fill the nostrils with talc and light spice notes ensuing. Mouth watering acidity frames the intense lime, lemon and orange rind flavours which sit over talc and chalky mineral characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long tangy aftertaste. A generously flavoured yet racy Riesling.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2017 Tim McNeil Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Nosing reveals scents of lime and citrus intermixed with granny smith apple followed by hints of wet steel and mineral. Racy flavours of lime juice and lemon overlay green apple and steely mineral characters. Tight zesty mouthfeel with a very dry steely finish and crunchy acidity. Aftertaste of lime juice, lemon, green apple and steely mineral.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2017 Tim McNeil Reserve Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $29.99
$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2023-2025)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a very faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Intense lime and citrus aromas flow through the olfactory senses with green apple, subtle orange rind, chalky talc and spice also chiming in. Mineral infused lime and lemon flavours drive the palate interspersed by a spine of piercingly crisp acidity. Excellent intensity of flavour with nuances of crunchy green apple, wet steel and chalky talc also shining through. Racy lean boned mouthfeel finishing dry with a long lime, green apple, lemon, wet steel, talc and mineral aftertaste.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Tomfoolery Cut 'n Run Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 10%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with a distinct greenish tinge to the edges. Leaping out of the glass are intense lime juice and citrus aromatics which are followed by green apple, chalky talc and steely mineral notes. Mirroring the nose, the palate features a concentrated flavour profile of lime juice, citrus and crunchy Granny Smith apples which are underpinned by a precise line of zippy acidity. Talc and steely mineral like characters flow through to the back half. Finishes dry and very crisp with an intense, snappy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 10%

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A terrific follow-up to the excellent 2020, this has piercingly fresh aromas of lemon and lime. Very floral, with some white peach, too. There’s such finesse and polished texture on the palate with grapefruit and lemon flavors wrapped in long and tight. Brilliant. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
96 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2020 Tomfoolery Cut 'n Run Eden Valley Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a greenish tinge running around the outskirts. Elevated lime juice and granny smith apple scents combine with lemon, orange rind and talc notes. Intense lemon and lime flavours are backed by bracing acidity with crunchy green apple, wet steel and flinty mineral characters ensuing. Dry racy finish with a long mouth watering aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2018 Topography By Printhie Riesling

Orange, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2020-2023)

ABV: 12.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Aromas of lemon, orange and lime are overlaid by wet steel with a hint of kerosene also emerging. Mouthfilling flavours of lime, lemon and mandarin have a fullish feel sitting over a bed of wet steel and subtle kerosene elements. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a medium to long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12.6%

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A fine-boned riesling of a talcy acid line, mitigated by a well judged dollop of sweetness, this was sourced from the La Colline Vineyard at 925m. Pulpy Meyer lemon, lime juice, tonic, quince and green apple flavours jitterbug to a resounding finish of energy, crunch and pointed length. Drink by 2026.
95 points
Ned Goodwin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2018 Trevelen Farm Estate Riesling

Great Southern, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with distinct lime green highlights around the edges. Intense lime juice, granny smith apple and lemon scents jump out of the glass followed by some chalky talc like notes and flinty minerals. Backed by searing acidity, mouth watering lime, lemon and green apple flavours flood the palate underscored by wet steel and flinty mineral characters. Dry bracing finish with a long lime juice driven aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2019 Trimbach Brand Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$170. 00
Bottle
$2040.00 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

This second release, produced in extremely limited quantities, comes from two parcels: one with 0.85 hectares of vines averaging 65 years old, and another with 1.2 hectares replanted in 2017. These parcels are situated in the granite-based soils of the south-facing Grand Cru in Turckheim.
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Stunning white-peach and floral aromas pour from the glass, pulling you into this juicy yet super elegant dry riesling, in which the power is beautifully underplayed, right through the very long, filigree finish. A very impressive first vintage of this new addition to the Trimbach range. Drink or hold.
96 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2015 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$770. 00
Bottle
$9240.00 Dozen

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

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The 2015 Riesling Clos Sainte Hune comes from the historic, south- and partly east-facing part (1.67 ha) of today's Grand Cru Rosacker. From deep Muschelkalk soils, the Sainte Hune opens with a deep, ripe, precise and highly complex nose with nutty and lemon flavors. Powerful, rich, piquant and concentrated on the palate, this is a beautifully complex, highly elegant and salty Riesling with intense citrus flavors and great balance in the endless finish. This Riesling builds effortlessly in the mouth. Its acidity is perfectly integrated: richness and power are magnificently poised by finesse and elegance and don't weigh heavily. This is a truly great and mouthwatering Riesling in the dry style (bottled with 14 grams of residual sugar and 14% alcohol) and can age over decades. It is surely among the finest wines being produced in 2015 in Alsace and one of the greatest Saint Hunes I have ever tasted. Drink 2025 - 2050.
97+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Jul 01, 2017)
Bright golden-tinged straw-yellow. Enticing nose of yellow apple, mirabelle, crystallized ginger and white flowers, complicated by lemony minerality. Dense, fresh and juicy, displaying outstanding sugar-acid balance and an opulent mouthfeel that is nicely lifted by penetrating notes of mirabelle, lime, wet stones, lemon peel and almond. While this enters sweet, it finishes very clean and dry. Boasts one of the most fragrant, prettiest and most forward noses I recall in a young CSH. Drink 2025-2040.
97+ points
Ian d'Agata - Vinous
A complex, youthful wine with apple, pear and herbal notes. The hint of tannin really helps support the medium-full body, the considerable concentration and the long herbal finish that's really suave and silky. Better than some Grand Cru wines of this vintage. Better from 2020 and should age through 2040.
96 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2015 Trimbach Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$225. 00
Bottle
$2700.00 Dozen

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Picked with 16% potential alcohol, due to very small, millerandage grapes with super-healthy berries but no botrytis at all, the 2015 Riesling Grand Cru Geisberg is very intense and concentrated on the precise, fresh and perfectly ripe nose, where bright and lemony fruit and crushed limestone aromas are displayed. Rich, round and concentrated, this is a warm, lush, piquant and well-structured Riesling with a fine tannin grip. Bottled with 20 grams of residual sugar, the 2015 will benefit with each decade of bottle aging. Total production: 3,000-4,500 bottles, depending on the vintage. Drink 2030 - 2050.
95+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Jul 01, 2017)

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2020 Trimbach Reserve Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Bright pale straw colour with a subtle greenish tint to the edges and a watery hue. A lively mix of lime, green and red apple scents emanate from the glass followed by hints of orange blossom, faint honeysuckle and slatey mineral notes. Racy lime and red apple fruits fill the mouth trailed by infusions of orange blossom and slatey mineral elements. Finishes dry with zippy flinty mineral laced acidity and a long intense yet chiselled aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
Super-ripe lemon, fresh pineapple and herb aromas pour from the glass of this medium-bodied, concentrated and sophisticated dry riesling. Completely dry, with excellent balance at the long, very clean finish. 100% estate fruit from Ribeauvillé and Bergheim. Drink or hold.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2018 Trimbach Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Expressive lime and toast aromas are followed by hints of lemon butter, kerosene and spice. Lime and citrus flavours overlay an oily toast back drop with some lingering flinty mineral elements also apparent. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long kerosene laced aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews…..
Slight reduction still shows on the nose of this wine, but promises freshness. The palate comes in with uncommon brightness and slenderness for 2018 and seems to make a show of its uncompromising tartness, but there is concentration galore. The finish is dry and all about zesty citrus.
92 Points
Wine Enthusiast

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2016 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

Alsace, FRANCE
$380. 00
Bottle
$4560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Note: There are some scuff marks on the front label. Actual bottle pictured.
Other Reviews....
Luminous straw-yellow. Complex, mint-accented aromas of nectarine, tangerine and powdered stone, plus a hint of licorice. Then bright, juicy and dense, showing outstanding acid-sugar balance and a penetrating juiciness to the stone fruit and herbal flavors. Finishes multilayered and very long, displaying noteworthy clarity and limy cut on the saline finish. Wine lovers everywhere know just how great Frédéric Emile Rieslings can be, but this looks to be a real knockout in the making; I absolutely love this wine’s mineral drive and precision. It pulls off the neat trick of being both very ageworthy and also lovely to drink right now. I was happy to know that my palate was still working after an extremely long day of tasting when I told Pierre that in this vintage of Frédéric Emile I found more of the Geisberg than the Osterberg (in most vintages, the wine is a blend of 60/40 Osterberg-Geisberg, at times even 70/30, but this year it’s more like 55/45). Drink 2026 - 2039.
97+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
The lemon-sherbet note here is really beautiful. Then comes a wealth of herbs, ranging from thyme to parsley, with a touch of sea salt, before turning to more floral nuances, such as cherries and almond blossom. The powerful acidity seems to surround the whole mouth and makes this almost like licking a lemon; the unmistakable dryness is all the more enjoyable because of it. Long and very elegant on the finish. Drink now.
96 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2014 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$155. 00
Bottle
$1860.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2014 Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile is highly complex on the clear, intense and smoky, lemony nose. Clear, fresh, straight and very mineral on the nose, this is a pure but complex, intense, stony Riesling that is pretty austere at the moment. Provided with racy acidity, but concentrated and mineral on the palate, this is exceptional dry Riesling with great tension. To be served in 10, 20 and even in 30 years. Drink 2025 - 2040.
94+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Jul 2017)
Vivid straw-green. Delicate nuances of jasmine and lemon verbena complicate aromas of green apple, lime and minerals. Pure and penetrating on the palate, boasting superb definition to the flavors of gin, mint, minerals, violet and lemon zest. The finish is remarkably crystalline and long. This Frédéric Emile is currently dominated by its Osterberg component (the cuvée is a blend of Osterberg and Geisberg grand cru grapes), which brings chiseled acidity, as opposed to the Geisberg’s ripe fruit personality and licorice quality. Despite the difficult year, this is likely to become a memorable Frédéric Emile. So much so, in fact, that it’s currently impossible to choose between it and the more famous Clos Sainte Hune. Drink 2022-2045.
94+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
So much mineral and sliced apple character with hints of orange and apple peel. Turns to steely character. Full-bodied, racy and bright. So lively. Great finish. Drink or hold on release. On the market in 2019.
96 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2014 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

Alsace, FRANCE
$340. 00
Bottle
$4080.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Note: There are some scuff marks on the front label. Actual bottle pictured.
Other Reviews....
The 2014 Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile is highly complex on the clear, intense and smoky, lemony nose. Clear, fresh, straight and very mineral on the nose, this is a pure but complex, intense, stony Riesling that is pretty austere at the moment. Provided with racy acidity, but concentrated and mineral on the palate, this is exceptional dry Riesling with great tension. To be served in 10, 20 and even in 30 years. Drink 2025 - 2040.
94+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Jul 2017)
Vivid straw-green. Delicate nuances of jasmine and lemon verbena complicate aromas of green apple, lime and minerals. Pure and penetrating on the palate, boasting superb definition to the flavors of gin, mint, minerals, violet and lemon zest. The finish is remarkably crystalline and long. This Frédéric Emile is currently dominated by its Osterberg component (the cuvée is a blend of Osterberg and Geisberg grand cru grapes), which brings chiseled acidity, as opposed to the Geisberg’s ripe fruit personality and licorice quality. Despite the difficult year, this is likely to become a memorable Frédéric Emile. So much so, in fact, that it’s currently impossible to choose between it and the more famous Clos Sainte Hune. Drink 2022-2045.
94+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
So much mineral and sliced apple character with hints of orange and apple peel. Turns to steely character. Full-bodied, racy and bright. So lively. Great finish. Drink or hold on release. On the market in 2019.
96 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2019 Trimbach Schlossberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

In 2012 Trimbach purchased a 2 hectare site in this south facing granite based Grand cru. Their holding is located quite high up on the slope near the castle and benefits from the cool air flowing out of the forest which results in a wine of freshness and great finesse, length and refinement.
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Very citrusy with orange-blossom and bergamot notes, this is a super-mineral dry riesling with quite an austere personality. Give it some air if you can, and a seafood platter would help too. Very long, tight and firm finish. Drink or hold.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2018 Trimbach Mandelberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Formerly produced under the name Cuvée M, this wine is now called Grand Cru Mandelberg since the 2016 vintage. From one hectare of old vines over 60 years old, planted in a meagre limestone and pebbly, stony soil, as well as marl-limestone, with a south-southeast aspect. Mandelberg is one of only 3 Grands Crus of Alsace that are not adjacent to the sub-Vosges hills.

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2017 Trimbach Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$180. 00
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

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The Trimbachs have been producing this wine, from vines belonging to the convent in their Ribeauvillé home village, since 2009. The vineyard is 2.6 ha on the westernmost slope of this Grand Cru which has more limestone than the eastern part of the slope. (Total area of the Grand Cru, 8.5 ha, makes it one of the smallest in Alsace.) Some of the fruit is blended into Cuvée Frédéric Emile.
Greenish straw colour. Real excitement and lift in this. Far from heavy, this is ethereal. Racy with limestone/mineral influence. Drink 2019 - 2032.
17/20 points
Jancis Robinson MW

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2017 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$630. 00
Bottle
$7560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Trimbach's iconic 2017 Clos Ste Hune Riesling is from an exceptional 1.67-hectare plot on the grand cru Rosacker in Hunawihr that has belonged to the family for more than two hundred years. The vines cultivated on this south/southeast-facing cru on Muschelkalk limestone and yellow limestone average over 50 years of age. The 2017 opens with a clear, intense and elegant nose of fully ripe and even dried white fruits intermingled with fine terroir aromas of weathered limestones and even hints of iodine and grapefruit. Elegant and fresh on the palate, this is a highly complex, saline and juicy but alkaline, structured Saint Hune with aromatic lemon and grapefruit aromas intermingled with ripe and fine tannins and a characteristic salinity that lingers and lingers. The concentration and complexity of this superb dry Riesling is uplifted on the finish that is spectacularly long, indicating a still youthful wine that will benefit from further bottle aging and can be aged for decades. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2023. Drink 2027 - 2055.
97+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Mar 2023)
Vivid straw-green with gold highlights. Highly aromatic on the nose, revealing hints of pear, lime, white pepper, candied ginger, quince and even raspberry. Enters sweet, then turns more austere and piercing. The penetrating, long, very suave finish offers complex, concentrated flavors similar to the aromas. That rare note of raspberry repeats in the mouth. A readier-to-drink CSH than usual, but it will age well. The Clos has been organically farmed since eight years ago, and I while I am very careful about making blanket statements on this subject, I think that the wines are now even better than they were before. Whether it’s the organic farming or not, I don’t know, but the possible connection is intriguing, to say the least. Drink 2025 - 2035.
96 points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

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2016 Trimbach Cuvee du Troiscentquatrevingdixieme Anniversaire (390th Anniversary) Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$87. 99
Bottle
$1055.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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Vivid straw-green. Rich aromas of soft citrus fruits, honey and minerals. Dense, juicy and tactile on the palate, featuring expressive flavors of apricot, beeswax and spices. This fresh, deep, suave Riesling showcases a lovely fruit intensity and boasts an unctuously sweet personality (only 6 g/L residual sugar but actually sweeter-tasting than that number indicates). Made with the best grapes from Trimbach’s many vineyards (previously, they have made a 350th anniversary wine in 1976, a 375th anniversary wine in 2001 and now this one) including such famous grands crus as the Osterberg and the Schoenenbourg. Drink 2026 - 2035.
94 points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
Notes of petrol and pear are focused and intense on the nose. The palate is bright and lemony, with a silky smoothness. A long, puckery finish leaves a tingly sensation, as well as delicious notes of dill, fennel frond and eucalyptus. This wine is a bit of a slow burner and could easily keep aging, but there's plenty here to enjoy and discover now.
95 points
Layla Schlack - Wine Enthusiast

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2013 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

Alsace, FRANCE
$330. 00
Bottle
$3960.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
From the south and south-east facing Ribeauvillé grands crus Geisberg and Osterberg with low-yielding vines averaging 45 years old, the 2013 Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile displays a deep, complex and very elegant bouquet of ripe, rather tropical fruit aromas along with some floral flavors. Full-bodied, juicy, round and elegant on the palate, this mineral-laced and well-structured wine indicates a firm but ripe acidity and a lingering salinity as well as an impressively pure and mineral length. Powerful and with great aging potential. In the market is still the 2009 vintage whereas the earliest date of release of the 2013 is 2018. Drink 2018 - 2035.
92+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2015)
Bright straw-green. White peach and mint aromas are complicated by delicate herbs and chlorophyll on the enticing nose. Intensely flavored and deep, conveying a saline freshness to the stone fruit and herb flavors. Finishes pliant and long, with firm minerality and a suggestion of gingery spices. This Frédéric Emile is more influenced by the Geisberg than the 2014; it's more showy and concentrated than the 2014 Frédéric Emile but perhaps less refined. It'll be great fun to compare these two FE's side by side in ten years time. Drink 2022 - 2045.
93+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
A fabulous wine with spice, mineral, salt and dried fruits. Hints of pear and dried apple too. Full and layered with great depth and power. Salty. Limestone and degraded fossilized seashells. A blend of 50% Giesberg and Rosacker. This is on sale in 2020.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2013 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$155. 00
Bottle
$1860.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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From the south and south-east facing Ribeauvillé grands crus Geisberg and Osterberg with low-yielding vines averaging 45 years old, the 2013 Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile displays a deep, complex and very elegant bouquet of ripe, rather tropical fruit aromas along with some floral flavors. Full-bodied, juicy, round and elegant on the palate, this mineral-laced and well-structured wine indicates a firm but ripe acidity and a lingering salinity as well as an impressively pure and mineral length. Powerful and with great aging potential. In the market is still the 2009 vintage whereas the earliest date of release of the 2013 is 2018. Drink 2018 - 2035.
92+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2015)
Bright straw-green. White peach and mint aromas are complicated by delicate herbs and chlorophyll on the enticing nose. Intensely flavored and deep, conveying a saline freshness to the stone fruit and herb flavors. Finishes pliant and long, with firm minerality and a suggestion of gingery spices. This Frédéric Emile is more influenced by the Geisberg than the 2014; it's more showy and concentrated than the 2014 Frédéric Emile but perhaps less refined. It'll be great fun to compare these two FE's side by side in ten years time. Drink 2022 - 2045.
93+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous
A fabulous wine with spice, mineral, salt and dried fruits. Hints of pear and dried apple too. Full and layered with great depth and power. Salty. Limestone and degraded fossilized seashells. A blend of 50% Giesberg and Rosacker. This is on sale in 2020.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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2014 Trimbach Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$140. 00
Bottle
$1680.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Aromas of limestone and hints of earth. Wet morning forest floor. This is from the vineyards of the convent of Ribeauville. This has been made separately since 2009. All organically farmed. Only 8.5 hectares total with Trimbach as four. The Montrachet of Alsace?
98 points
jamessuckling.com

The 2014 Grand Cru Geisberg Riesling opens with a clear, ripe and intense, well-concentrated and complex bouquet with crushed stone, lemon peel and herbal aromas. Full-bodied, juicy, intense and piquant, with good concentration and complexity, this is a full-bodied, dense and persistent Riesling with firm, yet still somewhat austere tannins and good acidity. I suppose this will be a great Geisberg in 10 or more years, but not much earlier. A very promising Riesling!
93+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (July 2017)

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2016 Trimbach Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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Bright luminous straw. Complex aromas of white peach, talcum powder, anise and balsamic oils. Enters full and round, then slightly more austere, displaying a minty quality to the ripe yellow stone fruit flavors. Finishes long and savory with a strong note of licorice. A very complex, balanced wine that will age well. The Geisberg grand cru is very complex geologically; Trimbach’s vines, rented from the Convent of Ribeauvillé, grow on marly-calcareous and sandstone soils. Interestingly, nobody farms more of the Geisberg than does Trimbach today (3.5 hectares of the total 8.5 hectares of the Geisberg).
93 points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

A softer and fruitier 2016 with sliced pears and hints of pie crust with mineral shades. Full body. Dry and fruity.
93 points
jamessuckling.com

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2016 Trimbach Mandelberg Grand Cru Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$99. 99
Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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Bright straw. Spicy dried fruit and ripe yellow apple aromas and flavors. Insidiously creamy in the middle, then turns lemony on the long, savory finish. Very elegant Riesling Mandelberg (a relatively warm site known for giving slightly broader, rounder wines that are not necessarily the last word in refinement), but very much in the style of the 2016 vintage; the combination of warm microclimate (the Mandelberg’s) and the late-ripening variety (Riesling) often gives wine lovers something special in many vintages. The first vintage of this Trimbach wine in which the Mandelberg name appears on the label (previously this was known as Cuvée M). Trimbach’s vines are located on the steepest part of the grand cru, and Pierre Trimbach told me that the marly-calcareous soils contribute a strong lemony acidity. Lovely wine, one of the best Mandelberg wines I have ever had from Trimbach - maybe the best.
92+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

This is a new grand cru from here and shows crushed stones and cooked apples with lemon undertones. Medium-to full-bodied. Flavorful with lots of gun metal and stone to finish.
93 points
jamessuckling.com

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2012 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2012 Riesling Frédéric Emile starts clear, subtle and very elegant on the floral nose. Elegant, piquantly mineral and finesse-full on the palate, with a lot of Spiel and restrained power but also some petrol hints (?) this bottling shows a nice purity and a long and tension-filled finish. A real Trimbach classic to be enjoyed over the next 20+ years.
93+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2015)

Bright pale straw-green. Fresh nose of green apple, quince lime and herbs. Then minty, almost peppery flavors of green fig, apple and gooseberry. Finishes long and suave with zippy acidity and a hint of minerality at the back. This is still very young but magically combines precision, concentration and refinement as only this cuvée manages. Strikes me as an earlier maturing version of Fréderic Emile, but will undoubtedly be another great star in this wine’s constellation history.
92 points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

This is really exciting. I can't believe the palate of lemon, oyster shell, stone and apple. Full-bodied, dry and exciting. It goes on for minutes. Such grandeur and complexity.
96 points
jamessuckling.com

Rapierlike acidity defines this lip-smacking, minerally white, with ample petrol and spice notes layered with more subtle flavors of fresh quince, crunchy white peach and lemon parfait on the creamy palate. This is dense and finely knit, and should open beautifully with some short-term aging.
93 points
Alison Napjus - Wine Spectator

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2016 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$550. 00
Bottle
$6600.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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Luminous straw. Penetrating nuances of lime and guava join the lemon verbena, jasmine, mineral and white stone fruit aromas on the knockout, captivating nose. Then dense, complex and multilayered, offering profound flavors of fresh citrus fruit, sweet spices and talcum powder. Closes extremely long, clean and precise; this is a young white wine of utterly mesmerizing beauty. I find this to be one of the best young CSHs I have ever tasted; it is stylistically different but almost on the same quality level as the marvelous 2010 CSH. One sniff (never mind taste) and I was left almost speechless - and I’m not usually one who keeps his mouth shut when I recognize a truly great wine.
98+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

This is really phenomenal with such compact fruit and mineral, lemon and spice character. It’s full-bodied yet so refined and polished. It goes on for days. Glorious! Will be released by 2024.
98 points
jamessuckling.com

Just 7,000 bottles produced in an average year from this 1.67-ha muschelkalk enclave within the Rosacker Grand Cru vineyard. Always vinified bone dry for a long life.
So fresh and minerally and complete. Already gorgeous with beautifully judged balance. Such tension and this is already approachable, I'm delighted to say. Really vibrato and vibrant. So long and as though on a tightrope. Then a beautiful undertow with some lime and a lot of stones. Riesling perfection!
19/20 points
Jancis Robinson MW

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2014 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$499. 00
Bottle
$5988.00 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

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A stunning wine with ethereal aromas of sliced apple, sliced pear and mineral character. Flowers and honeysuckle too. Full-bodied, very tight and dense. It goes so deep and beautiful. Bright and tangy acidity. Has the depth of a great vintage of grand cru Burgundy but is so Clos Ste. Hune in character. Muscularly feminine and breathtaking.
99 points
Jamessuckling.com

The 2014 Riesling Clos Ste Hune is clear and intense on the concentrated nose, offering ripe white-fruit aromas. On the palate, this is a bone-dry, vital and finessed Riesling with a long and tension-filled, salty finish. The 2014 is a kind of quintessence of the Ribeauvillé/Hunawihr terroir: pure, lean, stony and salty, with no flesh, but lots of bones and minerals at this very early moment. Picked at 35 hl/ha this is a straight Sainte Hune that will last for for 30+ years. Drink 2030-2054.
96 points
The Wine Advocate

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2013 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

Alsace, FRANCE
$1099. 00
Bottle
$13188.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
As readers know Trimbach's iconic Clos Sainte Hune comes from a 1.67 hectare plot on the Grand Cru Rosacker but is sold as Clos Ste Hune since 1919. The densely planted vines are pretty old (more than 50 years on average), with the oldest planted in the 1940s and the youngest in the 1980s. Bottled, like all the prestigious wines of Trimbach in April 2014, the 2013 Riesling Clos Ste Hune shows a very clear and deep, dusty/smoky, mineral nose which impressively reflects the Muschelkalk terroir. Rich, precise and pure also on the nobly textured and highly elegant palate this expressive and full-bodied Riesling is penetrating mineral and piquant but also very juicy. The finish is extremely long and complex. Very promising and stunningly accessible already. However, this wine won't be in the market before 2019/20.
95+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #221 (Oct 2015)

Golden-tinged yellow. Almond paste, beurre blanc, lemon curd, sweet spices, coconut and toast, complicated by a hint of petrol. Bright and acid, offering lively flavors similar to the aromas. A hint of noble rot is typical of the vintage, as it was in 1998. This is very complex, especially on the nose, and boasts a delightful acid-fruit balance. Finishes with hints of coriander and mint and a really pentrating acid cut. Not the most powerful CSH ever made, but very well balanced.
94+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

This is very dense and powerful. Full-bodied and tight. Gives away very little at first but then opens to a full palate with incredible finish and length. Fabulous. 1.67 hectares as always.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2014 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

Alsace, FRANCE
$1099. 00
Bottle
$13188.00 Dozen

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
A stunning wine with ethereal aromas of sliced apple, sliced pear and mineral character. Flowers and honeysuckle too. Full-bodied, very tight and dense. It goes so deep and beautiful. Bright and tangy acidity. Has the depth of a great vintage of grand cru Burgundy but is so Clos Ste. Hune in character. Muscularly feminine and breathtaking.
99 points
Jamessuckling.com

The 2014 Riesling Clos Ste Hune is clear and intense on the concentrated nose, offering ripe white-fruit aromas. On the palate, this is a bone-dry, vital and finessed Riesling with a long and tension-filled, salty finish. The 2014 is a kind of quintessence of the Ribeauvillé/Hunawihr terroir: pure, lean, stony and salty, with no flesh, but lots of bones and minerals at this very early moment. Picked at 35 hl/ha this is a straight Sainte Hune that will last for for 30+ years. Drink 2030-2054.
96 points
The Wine Advocate

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2015 Trimbach Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2019-2024)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright straw colour with a faint tinge of green to the outskirts and a watery hue. Aromas of lime and citrus are overlaid by bees wax, wet steel and oily toast like notes with some spice also evident. Texturally full and concentrated, lime and citrus flavours infused with wet steel characters fill the mouth over a backdrop of subtle oily toast like nuances. Finishes dry and spicy with brisk acidity and a long steely kerosene infused aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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A perfect "basic" dry Alsace riesling. Medium-bodied with subtle lemon and pear fruit, and great elegance at the long austere finish.
93 points
JamesSuckling.com

The faintest hint of zesty lemon appears on the nose. The dry palate is of a concentrated slenderness, showing intense notes of ripe lemon zest but hinting at richer notions of ripe pear and candied citron. There is real impact, guided by rapier-like freshness and utter precision. This has an almost cleansing quality but is nonetheless imbued with the fruitful generosity of 2015. Lovely now, but sure to develop. Drink now through 2027.
93 points
Wine Enthusiast

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2013 Trimbach Clos Ste Hune Riesling

Alsace, FRANCE
$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
As readers know Trimbach's iconic Clos Sainte Hune comes from a 1.67 hectare plot on the Grand Cru Rosacker but is sold as Clos Ste Hune since 1919. The densely planted vines are pretty old (more than 50 years on average), with the oldest planted in the 1940s and the youngest in the 1980s. Bottled, like all the prestigious wines of Trimbach in April 2014, the 2013 Riesling Clos Ste Hune shows a very clear and deep, dusty/smoky, mineral nose which impressively reflects the Muschelkalk terroir. Rich, precise and pure also on the nobly textured and highly elegant palate this expressive and full-bodied Riesling is penetrating mineral and piquant but also very juicy. The finish is extremely long and complex. Very promising and stunningly accessible already. However, this wine won't be in the market before 2019/20.
95+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #221 (Oct 2015)

Golden-tinged yellow. Almond paste, beurre blanc, lemon curd, sweet spices, coconut and toast, complicated by a hint of petrol. Bright and acid, offering lively flavors similar to the aromas. A hint of noble rot is typical of the vintage, as it was in 1998. This is very complex, especially on the nose, and boasts a delightful acid-fruit balance. Finishes with hints of coriander and mint and a really pentrating acid cut. Not the most powerful CSH ever made, but very well balanced.
94+ points
Ian D'Agata - Vinous

This is very dense and powerful. Full-bodied and tight. Gives away very little at first but then opens to a full palate with incredible finish and length. Fabulous. 1.67 hectares as always.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2011 Tunkalilla Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Riesling

Oregon, UNITED STATES
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 9.4%

Closure: Cork

2011 was an exceptionally cool vintage that produced wines with very high natural acidity. Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Uplifted aromas of ripe apple and lime drizzled in honey are followed by some light oily toast and spicy almond notes. Luscious honeyed lime and red apple fruits have a vibrant feel backed by racy acidity which imparts a remarkable freshness. Lively mandarin, citrus and flinty mineral characters continue the theme on the back half. Superb line and length with a very precise off dry finish and long vivid aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 9.4%

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2023 Vickery Eden Valley Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $21.99
$18. 99
Bottle
$227.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

John Vickery was a legend of the Australian wine industry and is widely acknowledged as the old master of Riesling. His illustrious career spanned over 50 years at the likes of Leo Buring and Richmond Grove during which time he amassed more than 50 Trophies and over 400 gold medals. He was also responsible for the re-introduction of screw caps with his 1998 Richmond Grove Watervale Riesling.
A magnificent Eden Valley Riesling that boasts terrific fruit intensity, tension and textural volume.
Fruit was sourced from the Mason, Schubert and Stephens family vineyards with vines planted in 2001, 1961 & 1971 respectively. Brilliant water like colour with a distinctive greenish tinge to the edges. Intense lime, citrus and green apple scents are intermeshed with orange rind, talc and steely mineral notes. Super scrumptious, the palate possesses outstanding concentration, power and textural volume with steely mineral infused acidity providing tension. Lime, citrus and orange rind flavours completely engulf the mouth with green apple and chalky talc characters flowing through the back half. Mouth wateringly long it finishes dry and crunchy with terrific intensity.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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Sadly, we lost John Vickery last year. The year this wine was produced. He was a titan of riesling in Australia and a wonderful fella to boot. The focus, precision and velocity of this wine is something else. Pristine lime and green apple notes, lightly cloaked in tones of jasmine and Christmas lily with hints of crushed quartz and fennel. There's a scorching cadence across the palate, steely and dry with a distinct riverstone savoury finish and shimmering minerality. Vale John. Drink by 2035.
95 points
Dave Brookes - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Vickery The V Reserve Eden Valley Zander Quarry Block Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with distinct highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and lemon butter like scents intermix with oily toast, citrus and subtle kerosene notes. Concentrated lime and lemon fruits are the flavour drivers and show plenty of textural volume across the palate. Lingering underneath are some oily kerosene like characters, toast and flint. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long generous aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews….
Riesling sourced from the Zander family's Quarry block, which sits at 450m elevation in the Eden Valley growing area of Flaxman Valley. Straw in the glass with aromas of Bickford’s lime cordial, green apple, drying hay, marzipan, crushed quartz, pressed white flowers and river stone. Just beginning to take on some toasty characters and finishing long, complex and dry with a savoury, flinty exit. Lovely drinking. Drink by 2030.
95 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
As much as I enjoyed their Watervale Reserve, I love this even more. A small parcel of fruit from the Zander Quarry vineyard was put aside to make their Reserve. The extra ageing potential it offered set it apart from the rest of the fruit. Hence, it was given an extra two years in the cellar by the team prior to release but will benefit from plenty more. A vibrant green/gold. This is a glorious Riesling nose. Spices, lemon sherbet notes, limes, florals. Just gorgeous, fine and focused with excellent length and crunchy acidity before lingering beautifully on the finish. A really good Riesling, thrilling now, but even better with another decade under its belt. As would be easy to imagine, at the end of a tasting session, there are plenty of wines from which one can select for a glass that evening. This was an easy choice. Drink 2022-2032.
96 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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2022 Vickery Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

John Vickery is a legend of the Australian wine industry and is widely acknowledged as the old master of Riesling. His illustrious career spans over 50 years at the likes of Leo Buring and Richmond Grove during which time he amassed more than 50 Trophies and over 400 gold medals. He was also responsible for the re-introduction of screw caps with his 1998 Richmond Grove Watervale Riesling.
Brilliant water like core with a subtle greenish tinge around the edges. Jumping out of the glass are aromas of lime juice, citrus and orange rind which are complimented by distinct talc and chalky mineral notes. Generous yet zesty in its feel, concentrated lime juice and citrus flavours are underscored by crunchy acidity with some orange rind, steely talc like and mineral characters lurking in the background. Finishes dry, long and zippy.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
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What’s better than one great vintage? Two great vintages in a row. Clare Valley winemakers must be wondering what they did right to earn two fantastic years side by side: 2021 and 2022. Riesling lovers are in seventh heaven. In the hands of masters like Keeda Zilm and the legendary John Vickery, great fruit becomes great wine. The Vickery Watervale Riesling ’22 is a real beauty. Intense, aromatic and in balance with citrus blossom, lime cordial, grapefruit and green apple layers underscored by taut acidity. Just grape, acidity and a little alcohol (12%), nothing else. What a magical mix. Precision plus, and all the ingredients are here for a long life. Drink 2022-2032.
95 points
Jeni Port – WinePilot.com

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2019 Vickery The Reserve Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with a very distinct glimmer of green skirting the edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas are married to green apple and oily toast like notes with some steely kerosene like scents also evident. Mouth watering lime and green apple fruits overlay lightly honeyed toast like characters, subtle lemon butter, wet steel and emerging kerosene. Beginning to fill out texturally it possesses excellent concentration, crisp acidity and finishes long and scrumptious.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%
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Clare Valley Vs Eden Valley riesling . . . what region comes out on top in this traditional and long-running battle for supremacy? Well, both do, of course. However, in this particular battle between the 2019 Vickery Eden Valley and 2019 Watervale rieslings, my heart – and top score – goes to the latter. There’s a brightness, freshness and energy in the Watervale riesling that is quite exciting. It’s looking younger, more vital than its Eden Valley sibling, juicier, too. It’s of a different style to be sure. I would drink the Watervale minus food and bring the Eden Valley out with something nice to accompany its richness.
The Watervale 2019 brings lifted apple blossom spring scents and grapefruit, concentrated Clare-style lime and citrus. There’s the merest hint of age emerging as you work through brisk, bright flavours of custard apple, mandarin skin, a touch of buttered toast and enveloping citrus. There’s a developing complexity here so it’s starting to reveal itself. It will also age well. Drink 2022-2035.
96 points
Jeni Port – Wine Pilot

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2018 Vickery The Reserve Zander Kosi Block Eden Valley Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a distinct glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Powerful lemon and lime scents meld into oily toast likes characters, bees wax and some emerging kerosene notes. Showing early signs of development the palate has an intense flavour profile of lemon and lime fruits over oily steel like elements, toast, subtle kerosene and flinty minerals. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long slatey mineral infused aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%

Other Reviews….
It's really, really hard to put this wine down. Expect to be wooed by the fragrance as much as the palate. A perfect blend of freshness and pulsing acidity, with some complexity of age starting to unfurl: preserved lemons with ginger spice, candied lime jellies, buttered toast and lime marmalade. But not too much. It has some way to go. Drink by 2033.
96 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2018 Vickery The Reserve Castine Hay Shed Block Watervale Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw in colour with distinct highlights of green to the edges and a watery hue. Elevated lemon, lime and orange rind scents are welded to hints of bees wax, toast and kerosene. Intense lime and lemon fruits cast a texturally full impression across the palate with orange rind, subtle oily toast like characters and notions of steely mineral lying underneath. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long concentrated aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews…..
Already revealing toasty characters of baked ricotta and lime marmalade, as if kissed by the sun. They're adding an extra depth to the wine now, but perhaps without the acid drive to shift it into long-term drinking. That's OK. Make the most of it now. Drink by 2028.
95 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Vickery Eden Valley Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

John Vickery is a legend of the Australian wine industry and is widely acknowledged as the old master of Riesling. His illustrious career spans over 50 years at the likes of Leo Buring and Richmond Grove during which time he amassed more than 50 Trophies and over 400 gold medals. He was also responsible for the re-introduction of screw caps with his 1998 Richmond Grove Watervale Riesling.
The 2021 vintage produced wines of exceptional quality from Eden Valley. The season started with promising rainfall and idyllic winter conditions. The following Spring and Summer were dry, once again with below average rainfalls which resulted in lower-than-average yields. The resulting wines are delicate and expressive, with bright natural acidity and intense flavours.
Brilliant water like colour with a very faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Intense lime and citrus aromatics are followed by orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Concentrated lemon and lime fruits engulf the mouth underpinned by crunchy acidity. Notions of orange rind, chalky talc characters and flinty minerals ensue. Finishes dry and snappy with a long zesty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews….
Has a fresh lemon and lime nose that carries beautifully spicy and fragrant character, as well as some white nectarine and white peach. This is packed with flavor and has an intensely rich palate. The acidity is pitched perfectly and there’s a lot of depth, too. Drink or hold.
94 points
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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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