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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.
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2017 Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses GewachsRheinhessen, GERMANY$110. 00Bottle$1320.00 DozenABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinOther Reviews....
Deep and complex with plenty of smoke and hot, dry-stone character. The mineral energy of this wine is enormous and there isn't a hint of opulence to stand in its way. Super-long and firm finish. This is as original as it gets. Try in 2019.
96 points
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2016 Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses GewachsRheinhessen, GERMANY$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinOther Reviews....
A super-elegant and filigree wine that is both deep and finely-etched with a very long pure finish that's as straight as a laser beam! Best from 2018.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe Rothenberg never fails to fascinate with its intriguing combination of grapefruit and spice. Plenty of patience with the harvest has been rewarded with a successful alliance of sweet citrus fruit including mandarin, juicy acidity and generous body, but the icing on the cake, as always, is that fine dusting of sweet spices which gets the palate tingling.
17.5/20 points
Michael Schmidt - jancisrobinson.comFermented and aged 90% in oak (1,200-liter Stückfass), the 2016 Rothenberg Riesling GG has a clear, pure, deep and spicy bouquet that indicates great complexity and elegance. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, pure and very elegant Riesling with intense fruit, fine tannins and a long, intense finish. This Rothenberg is ripe, rich and lush but highly elegant, fresh and even finessed, with enormous salinity and a very long finish. Just 12.18% alcohol. This is a great Riesling that can age for 20, probably more, years. Great balance and complexity.
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2017 Gunderloch Pettenthal Riesling Grosses GewachsRheinhessen, GERMANY$99. 99Bottle$1199.88 DozenABV: 12.5%Closure: StelvinOther Reviews....
Still closed, though there’s plenty of smoke and fresh parsley on the nose. This sleek beauty has wonderful elegance on the palate and a long, racy finish with a ton of herbs and wild berries. Try in 2019.
95 points
Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com![2020 Gunderloch Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs]()
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2020 Gunderloch Pettenthal Riesling Grosses GewachsRheinhessen, GERMANY$115. 00Bottle$1380.00 DozenABV: 12%Closure: StelvinOther Reviews....
Gunderloch's 2020 Pettenthal GG is clear, bright, ripe and elegant yet still yeasty on the nose. Delicately juicy and round in the mouth, with fine, crystalline acidity structure and increasing intensity, this is a still-creamy yet persistently salty and tensioned Riesling with mouth-filling elegance and piquancy. Needs time. Tasted in Wiesbaden at the end of August 2021. Drink 2026 - 2040.
93+ points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Sep 2021)The ripe yet cool, peachy nose with a touch of exotic fruit gives this some real appeal. Then, on the rather generous and juicy palate there’s nice silkiness. Good, but not stunning length. Drink now. Screw cap.
91 points
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2024 Hatch Flaxman Valley RieslingEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$29. 99Bottle$359.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 11.3%Closure: StelvinTense and focused with a long, zippy finish.
Brilliant water like core with flashes of green around the edges. Pronounced lime juice and Granny Smith apple scents jump out of the glass followed by some lemon and chalky mineral like notes. Zesty lime, lemon and Granny Smith apple fruits are underscored by crisp, laser like acidity. Wet steel and chalky mineral elements lie underneath. Tense and focused it finishes long and zippy.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.3%Other Reviews…..
A fragrant and pure riesling sourced from a single vineyard in Flaxman Valley, high up in the Eden Valley. Pale with a flash of green and aromas of Bickford's lime cordial, freshly squeezed lime and grapefruit with hints of Christmas lily, lime sorbet, crushed quartz, lemongrass, grapefruit zest and frangipani. Lightly textured, but it's really all about that tubular core of lime and the mineral propulsion system. Tension, precision and velocity writ large. Drink by 2040.
95 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine CompanionA classic Eden Valley Riesling, from a great year, and in particular, the Flaxman Valley sub-region. A very pale lemon hue, this is a brilliant follow-up to the initial release last year – at least as good, probably better. This in your cellar for the next decade or two will make you think you are wise indeed. And you would be correct. Wonderful aromatics, with notes of florals, lemon curd, limes and a supporting line of sea breeze acidity. The wine has balance, intensity and finesse. A wonderful Riesling, with serious length and a fifteen years plus ahead of it. A star, and there is room here for this to elevate its score in the coming years. Drink 2025-2040+
96 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com![2024 Hatch Watervale Riesling]()
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2024 Hatch Watervale RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$32. 99Bottle$395.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)ABV: 12%Closure: StelvinRacy and mouth watering with superb intensity and drive.
Chris Hatcher, affectionately known as Hatch, has been a winemaker for almost 50 years including more than 35 years at Wolf Blass where he picked up numerous awards including the Jimmy Watson Trophy and three time IWSC international winemaker of the year. Having recently retired from the corporate winemaking scene Hatch has embarked on his own personal venture for which his first releases have received widespread critical acclaim.
Brilliant water like core with green toned edges. Intense lemon and lime scents are followed by some Granny Smith apple, chalky talc and mineral notes. Racy lime, lemon and green apple fruits are delivered with superb intensity and drive across the mouth watering palate. Infusions of fresh herbs and chalky mineral elements lie underneath. Crisp acidity finishing long and zippy.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%Other Reviews…..
Clare Valley Riesling, here from the Watervale sub-region, is one of the great gems of the Aussie wine treasure chest. For me, while the Flaxman’s might have been lineball with last year’s release, this is surely a step-up. A must for the cellar. Pale gleaming lemon in colour, the nose offers us exquisite floral notes and citrus, especially grapefruit. Fragrant and elegant, we have spices, limes and hints of river stones. Such balance! A majestic Riesling. There is a riot of flavour and yet an arcade of elegance. We have a line of oyster shell acidity, while the wine really does have impeccable balance (worth mentioning twice) and superb length. A Riesling which will drink beautifully, ageing gracefully, over the next fifteen to twenty years. Love it. Given Chris Hatcher’s decades of experience in the Aussie wine industry and his contacts, I guess it is no surprise. Drink 2025-2045.
97 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.comA spicy, sleek, tightly wound riesling of intensity, inward concentration, true lime and pink grapefruit characters, a touch of floral lift. There's a lick of nutty savouriness underlying, too. So energetic, vigorous and frisky. It's classic stuff, done well, and with stuffing in the wine. Yes thanks. Drink by 2040.
95 Points
Mike Bennie – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion![2023 Heggies Vineyard Estate Riesling - Last Stocks]()
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2023 Heggies Vineyard Estate Riesling - Last StocksEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $22.99$20. 99Bottle$251.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)ABV: 12%Closure: StelvinBrilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lime and lemon aromas are punctuated by a whiff of oily toast like notes with some green apple and steely mineral accents also evident. Crunchy lime and citrus fruits overlay a subtle oily steel and chalky mineral back drop. Crisp acidity finishing dry and tense yet long.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
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Pale straw with a flash of green and aromas of freshly squeezed lime juice and crunchy Granny Smith apple with hints of Christmas lily and orange blossom, mineral salts, Bickford's cordial and crushed stone. Pristine Eden Valley fruit flows with precision and velocity with just a touch of lemon curd texture as the wine sweeps across the palate, finishing crisp, dry and refreshing. Drink by 2033.
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Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion![2025 Henschke Julius Riesling]()
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2025 Henschke Julius RieslingEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$47. 99Bottle$575.88 DozenABV: 11.7%Closure: StelvinFourth-generation winemaker Cyril Henschke developed the Henschke reputation for premium Riesling wines as early as the 1950’s from the vineyard areas of Eden Valley, Keyneton and Springton in the Eden Valley wine region.
Winery Notes: Pale lemon with green hues. Fragrant aromas of orange blossom, frangipani and lime zest are lifted by hints of elderflower, white rose and chamomile. A rich and elegant palate of finger lime, white peach, pink grapefruit, lemon and musk is driven by pure minerality and crisp acidity, carrying through to a long and focused finish.
11.7% alc
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Brings some cracking acidity to concentrated lemon-lime citrus Riesling fruit and the result is quite startling and perky. There is an impressive, driving acidity – brisk, busy and racy – which filters through every moment the wine is on the tongue. In keeping with its Eden Valley origin, the apple blossom, honeysuckle florals are inviting and in harmony with green apple, grapefruit pith, lemons and limes, bath salts, saline and flinty, wet rock minerals. The palate is crisp and moves at a clip before finishing on a long, attractive floral note. And, as always, Julius Riesling is a keeper, a wine that can only – and most definitely, does – improve with time. Drink 2025-2045.
95 points
Jeni Port - WinePilot.com
Pale straw in the glass with a flash of green and beautifully defined aromas of freshly squeezed lime juice, green apple, Bickford's lime cordial and grapefruit. You'll find hints of crushed quartz, Christmas lily, orange blossom, almond paste, ozone, lemongrass and makrut lime. Sleek, focused and wonderfully pure. There is an ache of precision and minerality that marks its passage over the palate, all tension and velocity and cadence. Jeez, it is a lovely wine, finishing dry and slatey with just a glimpse of umami as it trails off. Drink by 2040.
97 points
Dave Brookes - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion![2025 Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling]()
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2025 Henschke Peggy’s Hill RieslingEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $27.99$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 11.7%Closure: StelvinRacy and intensely flavoured with a long scrumptious, mineral infused finish.
This Riesling takes its name from a local landmark, Peggy’s Hill, located at the top of the range between the villages of Eden Valley and Keyneton. It is produced from a selection of longstanding Eden Valley Riesling growers, whose vines range from 10 to 70 years of age, growing in low-vigour, ancient Cambrian soils at around 500m altitude.
Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the edges. Jumping out of the glass are intense lime and citrus aromas which are trailed by some orange rind, distinct talc and chalky mineral notes. Mouth watering lime and lemon fruits are delivered with impressive concentration and zest over an orange rind, chalky talc and steely mineral back drop. Racy feel with crisp acidity and a long scrumptious, mineral infused finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.7%
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Pale in the glass with just a youthful flash of green and aromas of freshly squeezed lime, Bickford's lime cordial and hints of Christmas lilies, crushed stone, green apple, citrus blossom, lemongrass and makrut lime. Sleek in its travel with a crystalline mineral driveline; all tension and detail as it shoots across the palate. Velocity and precision writ large. Such great, refreshing drinking, with a slatey, dry finish. Drink by 2040.
94 points
Dave Brookes - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion![2025 High Eden Estate Single Vineyard Riesling]()
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2025 High Eden Estate Single Vineyard RieslingEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$29. 99Bottle$359.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 12%Closure: StelvinA Riesling with terrific drive, intensity and tension.
Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Lemon and lime aromas jump out of the glass trailed by some Granny Smith apple, orange rind and steely mineral notes. The zesty palate features lime and lemon fruits over orange rind, green apple and steely mineral elements. Terrific drive, intensity and tension with fresh, crunchy acidity. Long racy mineral and flint infused finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12%![2023 Hochkirch Riesling]()
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2023 Hochkirch RieslingTarrington, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$39. 99Bottle$479.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 11.5%Closure: CorkTense and tightly wound finishing dry, elegant and focused.
Brilliant yellow straw colour with a watery hue. The nose offers up aromas of lime, red apple skin, pear and mandarin followed by some distinct floral notes and hints of honeysuckle. Tense lemon and lime flavours are intermeshed with green apple skin and steely mineral elements. Tightly wound, it has crisp acidity finishing dry, elegant and focused.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%![2022 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese Feinherb (Palm)]()
2022 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese Feinherb (Palm)Mosel, GERMANY$81. 99Bottle$983.88 DozenABV: 8.5%Closure: CorkThe Weber family of Hofgut Falkenstein have been making ultra-traditional Rieslings in the Saar district of the Mosel region since the mid-eighties; there they farm about 9 hectares in and around the villages of Niedermennig and Krettnach. Erich, the family winzer (winegrower in german) works alongside his middle son Johannes, who has joined him full-time in the vineyards and cellar in recent years. Ever since there has been more of a focus on Rieslings with residual sugar. The emphasis on their work is in the vineyard, where no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers are employed and cover crops are grown to encourage biodiversity and, when necessary, competition with the vines for water. With their straightforward approach to winemaking the Webers craft light, distinctive and racy Rieslings displaying well-integrated acidity from their low yielding old vines, and are bottled traditionally by the cask.
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The 2022er Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Palm (the reference to this internal cask name is provided in small print on the label after the AP number) comes from different small parcels on the western side of the vineyard and was fermented down to off-dry levels of residual sugar. Slightly reductive at first, this quickly opens up to reveal beautiful notes of vineyard peach, Conference pear, minty herbs, and stone fruits. The wine proves incredibly creamy and refined on the delicately smooth and beautifully refined palate. The finish is more focused as zesty elements come through. Aromatic and fruity flavors are wrapped into fine spices and herbal elements in the after-taste. Drink 2027-2042.
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Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines![2022 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Auslese (Forster)]()
2022 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Auslese (Forster)Mosel, GERMANY$135. 00Bottle$1620.00 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkThe Weber family of Hofgut Falkenstein have been making ultra-traditional Rieslings in the Saar district of the Mosel region since the mid-eighties; there they farm about 9 hectares in and around the villages of Niedermennig and Krettnach. Erich, the family winzer (winegrower in german) works alongside his middle son Johannes, who has joined him full-time in the vineyards and cellar in recent years. Ever since there has been more of a focus on Rieslings with residual sugar. The emphasis on their work is in the vineyard, where no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers are employed and cover crops are grown to encourage biodiversity and, when necessary, competition with the vines for water. With their straightforward approach to winemaking the Webers craft light, distinctive and racy Rieslings displaying well-integrated acidity from their low yielding old vines, and are bottled traditionally by the cask.
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The 2022er Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Auslese Förster (the reference to this internal cask name is provided in small print on the label after the AP number) was made from clean fruit harvested rather late at 90° Oechsle from vines planted in the 1960s in the prime Gross Schock sector of the vineyard and was fermented down to sweet levels of residual sugar. It offers a fresh and delicately floral nose of bright white and yellow fruits, candied grapefruit, may tree, cassis, and smoke. The wine is magnificently playful and juicy on the clean and bright palate. The finish is very long and crystal clear. This is a splendid and refined Auslese. Drink 2032-2062.
95 points
Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines![2023 Irvine Spring Hill Riesling - Last Stocks]()
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2023 Irvine Spring Hill Riesling - Last StocksEden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $22.99$19. 99Bottle$239.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)ABV: 11.9%Closure: StelvinBrilliant water like core with highlights of green around the outskirts. Lime and lemon aromas jump out of the glass trailed by some green apple, wet steel and chalky mineral notes. Mouth watering lime and lemon fruits have a crunchy feel with some Granny Smith apple and steely mineral elements lingering underneath. Crisp acidity with a long, dry, racy finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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2022 Jackson Brooke Doeven Vineyard RieslingHenty, Victoria, AUSTRALIA$29. 99Bottle$359.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesABV: 12%Closure: StelvinBrilliant pale straw colour with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of lime and citrus have a delicate oily toast and lemon butter overlay with some wet steel notes also evident. Taut and zippy the linear yet texturally pleasing palate features racy lime and lemon fruits over a back drop of toast, delicate lemon butter and steely mineral elements. A beam of laser like acidity sculpting the long, dry, precise finish.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 12%Other Reviews….
Plenty of flavour and texture here, mint and green apple, a little honey gloss, some exotic spice too. Some chalky texture, a light lemon peel bitterness and grip, kind of honey/creamy too, but with intense acidity to cut through, and a long nutty/spicy finish. Very good. Drink 2022-2028+
93 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front![2025 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling]()
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2025 Jim Barry Watervale RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 11%Closure: StelvinA mouth watering Watervale Riesling with terrific drive and intensity.
Brilliant water like core with green highlighted edges. Punchy lime, lemon and orange rind scents jump out of the glass trailed by some talc and chalky mineral notes. Boasting terrific drive and intensity, mouth watering lime, citrus and orange rind flavours inundate the palate. Green apple, chalky talc and steely mineral elements extend across the back half. Tense and sculptured in its feel it has crisp acidity and a long zesty finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11%Other Reviews……
The 2025 Watervale Riesling is tightly coiled and water-white in flavors, with lemon zest, green apple, white flowers and a hint of pear. This is fresh and crunchy and defined by its purity and clarity. It's a wine that has a surprising ability to age despite the price point and one that looks so good in its youth. This is a compelling wine for the money….
Drink 2025-2035.
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Erin Larkin – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate![2025 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling]()
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2025 Jim Barry The Florita RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$59. 99Bottle$719.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 12 Years (2026-2038)ABV: 11.5%Closure: StelvinTense, concentrated and racy with sculpturing acidity and a long, ultra focused finish.
Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge across the outskirts. Intense lime and lemon scents jump from the glass followed by some Granny Smith apple, chalky talc, orange rind and flinty mineral notes. Tense, concentrated and racy, the palate is lined with mouth watering lime, lemon and green apple fruits which are sculptured by zippy, mineral infused acidity. Delicate orange rind, wet steel and flint elements also chime in. Finishes long and ultra focused.
Drink over the next 10-12 years.
Alc. 11.5%![2025 Jim Barry Lodge Hill Riesling]()
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2025 Jim Barry Lodge Hill RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$26. 99Bottle$323.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 11%Closure: StelvinTense and mouth watering with a long electric finish.
Jim Barry purchased the Lodge Hill vineyard in 1977, convinced that it would produce some of the best Riesling in Clare. Situated on the eastern ranges of the township of Clare, it is one of the highest vineyards in the Valley at an altitude of 480 metres, and is ideal for producing steely, minerally Rieslings, distinctive to the area.
Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Lime, lemon and orange rind scents jump out of the glass followed by some chalky talc and mineral notes. Tense and mouth watering the palate displays superb drive, lined with zesty lime, citrus and orange rind fruits. Crisp acidity with chalky talc and steely mineral elements extending across the long electric finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
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2014 Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Riesling Cellar ReleaseClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$39. 99Bottle$479.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)ABV: 11.7%Closure: StelvinA marriage of lime and lemon fruit to building tertiary elements.
Brilliant straw colour with green tinged edges and a watery hue. Elevated lime and lemon butter scents have a distinct oily toast like overlay followed by some steely kerosene notes. Zippy acidity underpins lime and lemon flavours with tertiary elements of toast, oily kerosene like elements and wet steel building across the back half. Oily like texture finishing long and dry.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 11.7%Other Reviews…..
One of the highest vineyards in the Clare Valley at 480m, next to Petaluma's celebrated Hanlin Hill vineyard, and looking out to Spencer Gulf, 65 km away. Classic dry Clare style, with lemon, lime and apple blossom aromas, the strongly structured palate following suit with a base of chalky/minerally acidity. (Tasted 2014).
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James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion![2024 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling]()
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2024 Jim Barry Watervale RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$22. 99Bottle$275.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)ABV: 11%Closure: StelvinCrunchy lime and lemon fruits with a long zippy finish.
Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Intense lime, lemon and orange rind scents jump out of the glass with some chalky talc and mineral notes also evident. Zesty lime and lemon fruits have a crunchy feel across the palate with notions of orange rind, chalky talc and steely mineral elements ensuing. Very crisp acidity with a long zippy finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11%Other Reviews….
This seems to be a very good JB Riesling. Lemongrass, lime leaf, lime, a bit floral and spicy, with a distinct gin and tonic bite and some bathtime fun perfume. It has a powdery texture, a crisp and lively character, blackcurrant and lavender, and pretty bloody good length. Maybe there’s a little bit of ruggedness to it, but gee, it’s frisky and delicious. Drink 2024-2032+
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Gary Walsh – The Wine Front![2013 Jim Barry Spring Farm Block No. 18 Riesling]()
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2013 Jim Barry Spring Farm Block No. 18 RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$95. 00Bottle$1140.00 DozenCellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2024-2029)ABV: 12%Closure: StelvinFocused lime and citrus fruits complexed by a multitude of tertiary elements within a tense waxy feel.
Brilliant pale straw core with gleaming green tinged edges and a watery hue. Intense lime and citrus aromas are welded to oily toast, kerosene, lemon butter, faint bees wax and spice notes. Focused lime and citrus fruits remain in the drivers seat with notions of bees wax, oily toast like characters, lemon butter and wet steel extending across the back half. Precise acidity finishing very dry and tense with a waxy feel.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%Other Reviews….
Superb aged riesling, always released to excellent effect following a decade of bottle age. Light-weighted, with an intensity of flavor and precision that belies its balletic gait. Think spiced quince, honeydew, candied citrus, lemon balm and a faint whiff of kerosene. Yet there is nothing untoward here. The acidity is nicely nestled into what feels like an almost plump mid-palate after the effects of ageing. This is a cooler block on this esteemed site, its wine really sitting pretty. Drink now. Screw cap.
96 Points
JamesSuckling.comA very mature release here. Patience from the Barry family, delivered to you. Magnificent. Complex, supple and loaded with honey toast, truffle and sugared almond. The calling cards of lime, preserved lemon and spicy ginger work their magic in bouquet and palate. A gourmet wine, with so much going on in each mouthful and plenty to savour. Complexity, structure and vitality all here, too. This is a superb cellar release. Drink by 2030.
95 Points
Mike Bennie – James Halliday’s Australian Wine CompanionAustralian wine producers do love having the word ‘block’ in a wine name. I’ll knock your flamin’ block off you drongo. Vineyard sits at 497 metres above sea level. Planted in 1979.
Lime, lemon zest, honey, quince, mint, a discreet petrol top note, slightly spicy too. It has more flavour and less overt acidity than the Block 114, a lick of spice and dried peel, some toasty complexity, with some Bickford’s lime cordial on a dry finish of excellent length and dusty grip.
Very good aged Clare Riesling, and distinctive in that style. Drink 2023-2033+
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Gary Walsh – The Wine Front![2023 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling - Last Stocks]()
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2023 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling - Last StocksClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIAReduced from $56.99$49. 99Bottle$599.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2024-2034)ABV: 12.3%Closure: StelvinBrilliant water like colour with delicate lime green tones around the edges. Lime juice, green apple and citrus scents ascend through the nostrils with some wet steel, fresh herb and mineral notes in pursuit. Steely structured and intensely flavoured, the mouth watering palate is sculptured by laser like acidity with lime, green apple and lemon fruits the driving force. Wet steel, delicate infusions of fresh herbs and stony mineral elements linger underneath. Dry and focused it has a long, powerful lime and stony mineral laced finish.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 12.3%![2023 Joh Jos Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese]()
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling SpatleseMosel, GERMANY$120. 00Bottle$1440.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese is deep, intense and quite open on the deep and floral as well as stony nose. Dense and savory on the palate, this is a sustainable yet also delicate and savory Spätlese with a salivating and grippy finish with refreshing lemon flavors. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 06 24 in January 2025. Drink 2025-2065.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese exudes a mossy green charm with lemon balm tinged in slight citric sweetness. The palate reveals this sweetness as Reine Claude plum compote, accompanied by lemon balm and wonderful brightness and lightness, with no baby fat at all. An utter charm bomb with serene sweetness and a delightful tinkle of lemon. Drink 2026-2056.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousA very cool and elegant Mosel riesling spatlese with aromas of white flowers dripping after a summer storm. Brimming with sliced pear fruit but barely off-dry on the palate, this is so easy to enjoy, with its deep well of finesse. The interplay of racy acidity, wet-stone character and fruit in the finish is stunningly beautiful. Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling SpatleseMosel, GERMANY$145. 00Bottle$1740.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is very intense and open on the complex and saline nose that is reminiscent of crushed slate rocks as well as ripe and intense, dense citrus fruit intermingled with lemon aromas. Round and refined on the palate, this is a lively and savory Riesling with a firm, mineral structure and floral flavors on the complex and youthful finish. This is a Spätlese to be aged for at least 5+ years. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 07 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2070.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese offers a yeasty aroma with a hint of flint and a slight touch of mint. The palate showcases pure Mirabelle and gentle sweetness, with exquisite delineation and a supple sweetness highlighted by an exquisitely pure lemon tone. Drink 2026-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis great Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich has everything we hope for from this famous site: excellent concentration and delicacy on the barely medium-bodied palate, terrific slatey character and a broad spectrum of aromas that range from white flowers and peaches to blackcurrants. Super-stony and precise finish. All of this has a wonderful spring-like freshness that makes it irresistible. Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese Magnum (1500ml)Mosel, GERMANY$345. 00Bottle$4140.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is very intense and open on the complex and saline nose that is reminiscent of crushed slate rocks as well as ripe and intense, dense citrus fruit intermingled with lemon aromas. Round and refined on the palate, this is a lively and savory Riesling with a firm, mineral structure and floral flavors on the complex and youthful finish. This is a Spätlese to be aged for at least 5+ years. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 07 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2070.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese offers a yeasty aroma with a hint of flint and a slight touch of mint. The palate showcases pure Mirabelle and gentle sweetness, with exquisite delineation and a supple sweetness highlighted by an exquisitely pure lemon tone. Drink 2026-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis great Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich has everything we hope for from this famous site: excellent concentration and delicacy on the barely medium-bodied palate, terrific slatey character and a broad spectrum of aromas that range from white flowers and peaches to blackcurrants. Super-stony and precise finish. All of this has a wonderful spring-like freshness that makes it irresistible. Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling SpatleseMosel, GERMANY$150. 00Bottle$1800.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese is concentrated and very intense on the fruit-driven, deep and spicy nose. The wine is very elegant and refined on the dense and seriously structured, salivating palate that is a promise for the future and endlessly salty in the present. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 08 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2070.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese opens with a serene, stony, salty slaty breeze. The palate is exquisitely fine and very bright, luminous even, soaring upward as it reaches down into the slate, embodying the total elegance of the site. Slenderness and serenity are exemplary. Drink 2028-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThe sensuous curves of Art Nouveau design and joyful flourishes of rococo both give an idea of what Mosel riesling elegance means, but in a masterpiece like this it takes on a totally distinctive feeling unlike anything else on Planet Wine. The white peach fruit, white flower aromas and slatey minerality all tingle on your palate, then flicker on and on in a totally fascinating manner in the nearly endless finish. The touch of sweetness is already beautifully integrated, although the wine just began a decades-long life. Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel, GERMANY$165. 00Bottle$1980.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese is clear, deep, intense and fresh on the complex and still reductive nose. Rich and lush on the concentrated palate, this is a dense and savory, textured and rich Auslese with saline grip and good tension, but it's currently pretty closed and not really singing, even with a certain astringency (from a second bottle). 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 10 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2070.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThis fabulous Auslese lays out a whole basket of exotic fruit before you. The almost supernatural freshness is no less exciting. Terrific tension between the two, the acidity giving this great brilliance on the extremely precise, medium-bodied palate. The finish almost perfectly balances the restrained richness and intense wet-stone minerality. Limited production. Still very youthful, but how can you resist the beauty? Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling AusleseMosel, GERMANY$170. 00Bottle$2040.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese is very clear and precise on the elegant and delicate nose that reveals mango and other tropical as well as ripe peach aromas. Savory and crystalline on the palate, this Himmelreich Auslese is highly stimulating in all its finessed juiciness, grip and salivating salinity. The finish is long, playful and irresistible. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 11 24 in January 2025. Drink 2026-2075.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Auslese, made virtually without botrytis from fully ripe grapes, offers a shy tone of stone and yeast. The palate features Mirabelle jelly with lovely overtones of lemon balm and fern, wonderfully cut by freshness with a pithy, zesty edge of lime and mainly pale lemon. The finish resembles lemon and yellow plum sorbet, exquisitely fresh and palate-cleansing, yet with exquisite sweetness. Incredibly fine, slender and so balanced. Drink 2028-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis youthful Mosel riesling Auslese has a vibrancy and precision that is often missing in these wines, blanketed by thick botrytis richness. I love the mint and chamomile freshness that pulls you into this juicy and concentrated wine and also make it very filigreed on the medium-bodied palate. Incredible precision and subtlety in the super-long finish. Try to be patient, because this is a marathon runner. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (375ml)Mosel, GERMANY$110. 00Bottle$1320.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Intense tropical fruit aromas such as fully ripe mangoes but also baby pineapples open the 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese that reveals a savory slate spice. On the palate, this is a rich yet savory and persistently saline, juicy and structured Auslese with a long and still mouth-filling finish. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 12 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2075.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese, made with virtually no botrytis from ripe grapes, offers equal notes of grapefruit peel, juicy peach and lemon. The extreme finesse of the Prüm style meets the site's elegance, with stony lemon running like a central vein through the linear, elongated body. Such finesse, lightness and filigree nature, yet so much depth. Simply astonishing and a paradigm of site and style. Drink 2028-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There’s a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel, GERMANY$185. 00Bottle$2220.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Intense tropical fruit aromas such as fully ripe mangoes but also baby pineapples open the 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese that reveals a savory slate spice. On the palate, this is a rich yet savory and persistently saline, juicy and structured Auslese with a long and still mouth-filling finish. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 12 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2075.
96 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese, made with virtually no botrytis from ripe grapes, offers equal notes of grapefruit peel, juicy peach and lemon. The extreme finesse of the Prüm style meets the site's elegance, with stony lemon running like a central vein through the linear, elongated body. Such finesse, lightness and filigree nature, yet so much depth. Simply astonishing and a paradigm of site and style. Drink 2028-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There’s a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Magnum (1500ml)Mosel, GERMANY$435. 00Bottle$5220.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Intense tropical fruit aromas such as fully ripe mangoes but also baby pineapples open the 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese that reveals a savory slate spice. On the palate, this is a rich yet savory and persistently saline, juicy and structured Auslese with a long and still mouth-filling finish. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 12 24 in January 2025. Drink 2030-2075.
96 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese, made with virtually no botrytis from ripe grapes, offers equal notes of grapefruit peel, juicy peach and lemon. The extreme finesse of the Prüm style meets the site's elegance, with stony lemon running like a central vein through the linear, elongated body. Such finesse, lightness and filigree nature, yet so much depth. Simply astonishing and a paradigm of site and style. Drink 2028-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousThis great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There’s a healthy amount of unfermented grape sweetness, but the interplay of this with the myriad other components is so complex and fascinating. Super-graceful finish that feels like stroking satin. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
97 points
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Auslese GoldkapselMosel, GERMANY$330. 00Bottle$3960.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Bernkasteler Lay Auslese (Gold Capsule) is deep, fresh and savory on the crunchy, lemon-scented and honeyed nose that combines reductive with coolish wet stone and saline notes. Very refined and elegant on the palate, this is a playful, crystalline and weightless yet also rich and sweet but stimulating crystalline Auslese with lush yet finessed fruit and a long, well-balanced and very elegant finish. It's highly salivating and irresistible even at this young stage. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 14 24 in January 2025. Drink 2025-2080.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2023 Riesling Bernkasteler Lay Auslese Goldkapsel, with about a third of botrytis-affected fruit, offers an intense aroma of dandelion blossom and ripe peach, complemented by a hint of smokiness. The concentrated palate features intense sweetness framed by a gorgeous spice of candied grapefruit. This intensity seems to delve deeper into the stone, enticing you to take another salty-sweet sip. Drink 2026-2060.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousWelcome to the peak of Mosel filigree in a category where most consumers only expect honeyed richness. Pure silk on the medium-bodied palate, where the great concentration slowly creeps up on you, building to a fantastic crescendo with a pink grapefruit freshness that’s unique in this category. You can drink it now, but then you will miss some of the greatness that’s still locked inside this treasure chest. Drink or hold.
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2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GoldkapselMosel, GERMANY$415. 00Bottle$4980.00 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel opens with a fleeting touch of mint oil before revealing a world of peachy suppleness and concentration, countered by lemon and tender, light-footed elegance. It unfolds with exquisite aromatic finesse. Yes, this is a Goldkapsel, but its lightness and purity are exquisite. So fine and bright with a lastingly zesty finish. Drink 2024-2070.
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Anne Krebiehl MW - VinousOne of the great Mosel Auslese masterpieces of modern times, this has all the floral splendor of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard site on the medium-bodied palate, through which an extremely delicate thread of floral honey flows. Then the exotic fruit aromas cascade over you at the extremely long and precise finish. Perfect balance makes this seem much less sweet than it really is. Limited production. Drink or hold.
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2022 Joh Jos Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Long Goldkapsel (375ml)Mosel, GERMANY$530. 00Bottle$6360.00 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
… Here is a very lush and creamy Auslese with incredible aromas of exotic fruit coulis plus a slew of tropical flowers. So much ripe papaya on the full-bodied palate! Fantastic concentration, creaminess and vitality right through the super-long and compact finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.
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Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe 2022er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese LGK was made from shriveled rather than botrytized fruit and was fermented down to noble sweet levels of residual sugar. It offers a gorgeously refined and sumptuous nose of almond paste, pineapple, honeyed yellow peach, tangerine, candied orange zest, fresh apricot, passion fruit, thyme, and smoke. The wine proves magnificently playful on the rich yet refined palate. There is great sweetness and intensity, but also airy and elegant elements which come into play. The energy and finesse in the magnificently long finish are remarkable. What a stunning dessert wine!
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Jean Fisch and David Rayer - Mosel Fine WinesThe 2022 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese Lange Goldkapsel was designated thus because it was not found typical enough for a Beerenauslese, despite reaching sufficient must weight, it was made with 55-60% of botrytis. Mirabelle jelly and compote shine on the nose, slightly lifted, aromatic, ripe and sweet. The palate brings this to the fore, presenting a lovely, concentrated, vividly fruity, bright core of candied Mirabelle, accompanied by gilded, candied citrus, mouth-watering and tempered, yet so intense. Very long, beautifully restrained and pure. (Luscious). Drink: 2025-2050.
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2022 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Magnum (1500ml)Mosel, GERMANY$420. 00Bottle$5040.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Still very youthful on the nose, this is crammed with ripe peach, plus more delicate notes of pineapple and mangosteen. It’s a minor miracle that this kind of concentration can be packed into such a sleek, medium-bodied palate. What an amazing mouthfeel this has thanks to the seamless integration of slatey acidity and ripeness. Very long finish with spot-on balance. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
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Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe 2022er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese has a beautifully engaging and captivating nose of fresh herbs, white mint, bergamot, yellow flowers, pineapple, candied grapefruit, smoke, and juniper. The wine has great presence and is still on the sweeter side on the palate, where ripe yellow and slightly honeyed fruits with a touch of exotic presence come through. The finish is slightly broader yet captivating and hugely long. The aftertaste shows candied grapefruit and orange zest. This is a gorgeous, ripe, and refined Auslese.
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Jean Fisch and David Rayer - Mosel Fine WinesThe 2022 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese opens with a notion of baked peach, especially baked peach skin, aromatic, slightly caramelized with concentrated fruit. Peach compote sweeps onto the palate, ripe and still with bite, just as cooked peach flesh appears, expressive and sweet but not overdone. This entire flight is a lesson in restraint. The long finish and aftertaste are tempered with citrus, corralling that expressive peach. Lovely, restrained, elegant. (Sweet). Drink: 2025-2050.
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2022 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel, GERMANY$180. 00Bottle$2160.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Still very youthful on the nose, this is crammed with ripe peach, plus more delicate notes of pineapple and mangosteen. It’s a minor miracle that this kind of concentration can be packed into such a sleek, medium-bodied palate. What an amazing mouthfeel this has thanks to the seamless integration of slatey acidity and ripeness. Very long finish with spot-on balance. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
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Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe 2022er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese has a beautifully engaging and captivating nose of fresh herbs, white mint, bergamot, yellow flowers, pineapple, candied grapefruit, smoke, and juniper. The wine has great presence and is still on the sweeter side on the palate, where ripe yellow and slightly honeyed fruits with a touch of exotic presence come through. The finish is slightly broader yet captivating and hugely long. The aftertaste shows candied grapefruit and orange zest. This is a gorgeous, ripe, and refined Auslese.
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Jean Fisch and David Rayer - Mosel Fine WinesThe 2022 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese opens with a notion of baked peach, especially baked peach skin, aromatic, slightly caramelized with concentrated fruit. Peach compote sweeps onto the palate, ripe and still with bite, just as cooked peach flesh appears, expressive and sweet but not overdone. This entire flight is a lesson in restraint. The long finish and aftertaste are tempered with citrus, corralling that expressive peach. Lovely, restrained, elegant. (Sweet). Drink: 2025-2050.
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2022 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling SpatleseMosel, GERMANY$150. 00Bottle$1800.00 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Here’s a very classic Mosel Spatlese with exactly the combination of richness, elegance and delicacy that makes this category unique. Such delicate white peach and sliced pear, rose and honeysuckle aromas. Very long finish that is as succulent as it is refined. You just want to linger there for as long as you can. Drink or hold.
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Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe 2022 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese #11 just shyly speaks of white peach compote on the nose, nothing more. The palate is clear-cut. It flashes a steely slate tone before mollifying it with riper fruit and aromatic citrus, so you are undoubtedly aware of its natural colors. This is stone and poise, depth and salty slate, adorning its essential, stony nature with white peach, ripe, expressive tangerine and a fillip of zesty spice on the finish. Light, restrained and elegant. (Medium). Drink: 2025-2050.
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2022 Joh Jos Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling SpatleseMosel, GERMANY$140. 00Bottle$1680.00 DozenABV: 8%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
Striking nose of garden herbs with just a hint wet earth underlining the delicate white tree fruit aromas. Stunning concentration and energy on the super-straight medium-bodied palate. Very long, almost perfectly balanced finish that is surprising for this category at this early stage in the wine’s development. Great slate expression. Drink or hold.
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Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.comThe 2022 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is rather closed. Distant fruit appears as though behind glass where you can see but not touch. The palate is a juicy, rounded but tingling picture of tangerine. Aromatic, deliciously tart but wonderfully ripe, with that scented, balancing, zesty tang of tangerine peel. The 2022 shows poised balance, sweetness, extended, aromatic length and real elegance. (Medium). Drink: 2025-2050.
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2019 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Magnum (1500ml)Mosel, GERMANY$299. 00Bottle$3588.00 DozenABV: 9.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett offers a clear and delicate bouquet of very fine slate and bright, perfectly ripe fruit aromas. Round and piquant on the palate, this is another filigreed and crystalline Kabinett with an intense, compactand very promising finish. The sweetness is delicate and well-countered by the mineral grip and salinity. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)Still some yeastiness from the wild ferment, but this opens beautifully with aeration. A entire botanic garden of flowers of all colors and origins. Concentrated, yet so filigree and delicate, the finish super long and as refreshing as an Alpine stream. Perfect balance in this delightful no-man’s land between dry and sweet.
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2018 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel - Museum ReleaseMosel, GERMANY$399. 00Bottle$4788.00 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkOther Reviews....
The 2018 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is very clear, intense and concentrated on the precise and succulent nose that reveals clear and super precise stone fruit intermixed with chervil, tea and very fine slate aromas. Round and highly finessed on the palate, this is a sweet but very subtle, finessed and salty WSU with a piquant and highly stimulating finish. Fabulous. 375-milliliter bottles. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 2020)Heady and head-spinningly diverse floral perfume, nut pastes and pit fruit preserves inform the nose and the luscious, glossy, creamy, delicate palate of this beauty. Nougat and quince jelly are the strongest midpalate impressions. Lime zest and fruit pit serve for welcome, enlivening counterpoint on a finish whose vibrancy and exuberance are amazing, especially from a wine of such sheer overall richness and ripeness as well as such creaminess of texture. Sweetness is prominent, but by no means excessive. The Prüms insisted that this wine issued from virtually botrytis-free albeit desiccated fruit.
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David Schildknecht - VinousMaybe I'm amazed! In spite of the density and concentration, this retains the light-footed and filigree character that are typical for this great vineyard site. A cornucopia of dried stone and tropical fruit, but also spices, dried herbs, a whiff of licorice and much else besides. Only just beginning to show what it's made of! Drink or hold.
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2023 Josmeyer Le Kottabe RieslingAlsace, FRANCE$64. 99Bottle$779.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)ABV: 12.5%Closure: Diam CorkA texturally full Riesling that finishes brisk, dry and slatey.
Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of red apple, pear and lime have a gentle honeysuckle overlay with some quince and spice notes also evident. The palate is quite rich and texturally full with red apple skin, lime, dried pear and quince flavours overlaying delicate honeysuckle and spice elements. Brisk acidity enlivening the dry slatey finish.
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2023 Kaesler Stonehorse RieslingClare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$23. 99Bottle$287.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottlesCellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)ABV: 11%Closure: StelvinA brilliant water like core is surrounded by greenish tinged edges. Intense lime and citrus aromas jump out of the glass followed by orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Crunchy lime and citrus fruits drive the palate with notions of orange rind, chalky talc and minerals lying underneath. Crisp acidity with a dry, mouth wateringly juicy finish.
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2024 Kanta RieslingAdelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA$37. 99Bottle$455.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 13.8%Closure: StelvinWonderfully intense and mouth watering with plentiful textural volume counterpointed by shimmering acidity.
Kanta Riesling by Egon Müller is a unique winemaking partnership where German tradition and precision meets the premium, cool climate fruit from the Adelaide Hills. Fruit is sourced from the Argyle Vineyard, a high altitude Adelaide Hills site that sits over 400m above sea level and is flecked with traces of iron stone. Rejuvenated in 1999, the original plantings date back to the 1840’s making them some of the oldest vines in South Australia.
Brilliant very pale straw colour with green tinted edges and a watery hue. Nosing offers up aromas of red apple skin, lime and honeysuckle with some orange blossom and flinty mineral notes also evident. Wonderfully intense the palate features mouth watering lime, red apple, pear and citrus fruits which carry plentiful textural volume. Shimmering acidity with orange and flinty mineral elements the undercard. Superb drive finishing long, dry and scrumptious.
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2024 Kate Hill RieslingTasmania, AUSTRALIA$34. 99Bottle$419.88 DozenCellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)ABV: 12%Closure: StelvinWonderful purity, intensity and drive with a long, scrumptious finish.
Brilliant water like core with green tinged edges. Leaping from the glass are lime zest and lemon scents which are intermeshed with red apple, orange rind and chalky talc notes. The mouth watering palate displays wonderful purity, intensity and drive with lime, lemon and mandarin fruits all engulfing. Crunchy acidity with sherbet, talc and chalky mineral elements highlighted across the long, scrumptious finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
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2024 Keller Limestone (off-dry) RieslingRheinhessen, GERMANYReduced from $89.99$79. 99Bottle$959.88 DozenABV: 11%Closure: CorkIt is difficult to overstate just how central Weingut Keller has become to the modern understanding of dry Riesling. Since Klaus-Peter Keller took over from his father in 2001, the estate has set a global benchmark for precision and expression, joined in recent years by his son Felix, who now plays an increasingly active role in both the vineyards and cellar. Together with Julia Keller, they continue to refine a style that balances crystalline purity with textural depth, producing some of the most sought-after wines in Germany and beyond.
Sourced largely from the Hubacker and Kirchspiel Grosse Lage vineyards, the Limestone Riesling is a study in tension and clarity. It combines concentrated fruit and spice with a gentle touch of sweetness, all carried by Keller's hallmark, finely etched acidity. The result is a wine that shows remarkable focus and drive while remaining accessible and immediate, a perfect introduction to the off-dry style of the estate.
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2024 Keller Limestone Riesling KabinettRheinhessen, GERMANYReduced from $99.99$89. 99Bottle$1079.88 DozenABV: 7.5%Closure: CorkIt is difficult to overstate just how central Weingut Keller has become to the modern understanding of dry Riesling. Since Klaus-Peter Keller took over from his father in 2001, the estate has set a global benchmark for precision and expression, joined in recent years by his son Felix, who now plays an increasingly active role in both the vineyards and cellar. Together with Julia Keller, they continue to refine a style that balances crystalline purity with textural depth, producing some of the most sought-after wines in Germany and beyond.
The Limestone Kabinett captures a lighter, more delicate side of Keller's winemaking. It serves as the off-dry counterpart to Von der Fels, showing similar purity and precision but in a finer, more lifted frame. The balance between sweetness and acidity is seamless, giving a wine of effortless charm, freshness and mineral clarity.
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This one is already bottled and released. Fruit from Kirchspiel and AbtsE.
Back to pure fruit after the savoury intensity of G-Max and Morstein: ripe green fruits, creamy citrus, creamy like tangy lemon curd. With air, more smoky, but with the sweetness of a Kabinett wine, the fruit is highlighted. Fruity yet stony. Generous and fresh at the same time. An intense Kabinett with excellent balance even with very high acidity. Needs time to become less primary. Drink 2026-2035.
17/20 points
Julia Harding MW - jancisrobinson.com![2024 Keller Von der Fels Riesling]()
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2024 Keller Von der Fels RieslingRheinhessen, GERMANYReduced from $115.00$105. 00Bottle$1260.00 DozenABV: 12.5%Closure: CorkIt is difficult to overstate just how central Weingut Keller has become to the modern understanding of dry Riesling. Since Klaus-Peter Keller took over from his father in 2001, the estate has set a global benchmark for precision and expression, joined in recent years by his son Felix, who now plays an increasingly active role in both the vineyards and cellar. Together with Julia Keller, they continue to refine a style that balances crystalline purity with textural depth, producing some of the most sought-after wines in Germany and beyond.
Much of this quality stems from remarkable raw material. The estate farms some of the Rheinhessen's greatest sites: Morstein, Abtserde, Kirchspiel and Hubacker, with most vines now well over 30 years old, and many far older. Yields rarely exceed 35 hl/ha, harvest is deliberately late, and meticulous hand selection allows for long skin contact before gentle pressing. Fermentation takes place in a mix of old oak and stainless steel, always with an eye toward transparency and finesse rather than weight.
While more than 85 percent of Keller's holdings lie within Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) vineyards, only a small proportion is bottled under those designations. The estate's calling card, Riesling von der Fels, has taken on a greater role in recent years, both in scale and in significance. Initially conceived as a cuvée of young-vine fruit from top sites, it now incorporates a growing proportion of mature vines producing fruit of genuine GG quality. The result is a dry Riesling that captures the essence of the Keller style with remarkable clarity and precision.
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The 2024 Riesling von der Fels, made with 50% grapes from Kirchspiel and the other 50% from Frauenberg, Hubacker, Abtserde and Morstein, was vinified in stainless steel and 600- to 2,400-liter oak vats. The wine displays bright, elegant, fresh and delicately spicy fruit with citrus and salty notes. Lean, elegant and juicy on the palate, with plenty of salt, a firm structure and lively citrus notes, this is an almost light, aromatic and very drinkable dry Riesling from shell limestone and limestone soils. It has a savory finish. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2025. Drink 2028-2045.
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Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe winery’s calling card, says Keller. Includes a higher percentage of Kirchspiel (45%) than normal, with one barrel from vines planted 1964, two barrels of Morstein and AbtsE and a bit of Hubacker. Also the younger Frauenberg vines. Average vine age 30 years. No longer really the young vines though that is how this cuvée started. 40,000 bottles produced. To be released May 2025. Cask sample.
Lightly flinty aroma, pure salty-sour citrus. More mineral and less Riesling-defined than usual. High acid, great tension. Minerality of the vintage and Kirchspiel. A serious Von der Fels. Tight, bone dry, sinewy but with a mouth-watering grapefruit-like fruit foundation. Texture, too, with high dry extract in 2024 giving body to balance the freshness. Acidity is high but integrated. Drink 2027-2035.
17/20 points
Julia Harding MW - jancisrobinson.com![2024 Keller RR Riesling]()
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2024 Keller RR RieslingRheinhessen, GERMANYReduced from $190.00$173. 00Bottle$2076.00 DozenABV: 12.5%Closure: CorkIt is difficult to overstate just how central Weingut Keller has become to the modern understanding of dry Riesling. Since Klaus-Peter Keller took over from his father in 2001, the estate has set a global benchmark for precision and expression, joined in recent years by his son Felix, who now plays an increasingly active role in both the vineyards and cellar. Together with Julia Keller, they continue to refine a style that balances crystalline purity with textural depth, producing some of the most sought-after wines in Germany and beyond.
RR stands for Riesling from red-soiled parcels within Kirchspiel, where the iron-rich earth gives a spicier, more textural profile than the limestone sites used for Von der Fels. In some vintages the fermentation finishes completely dry, while in others a small touch of residual sugar remains, creating a beautifully balanced feinherb expression. The 2024 vintage offers bright fruit, fine grip and an energetic, savoury edge that highlights the distinct personality of these red soils.
