2024 Jim Barry The Florita Riesling

Tense, vivid and concentrated with a long driving finish.

Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Leaping out of the glass are aromas of lime, Granny Smith apple and lemon followed by some chalky talc and steely mineral notes. Tense and vivid, concentrated lime, lemon and green apple fruits are delivered with magnificent drive, a rapier of fresh acidity it’s spine. Talc, wet steel and flinty mineral elements sweep across the back half. Racy it it’s feel, it has a highly energised and remarkably long finish. Benchmark Clare Riesling.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.4%

Other Reviews….
A stupendous riesling of immense regional character and yet flair, personality and precision as calling cards. Pretty lavender and chamomile floral lift, sleek and racy lime juice characters spiked with lemongrass, gingery spice, pepper and some wet slate minerality with accompanying textural grip. Finesse personified with energy to burn. Vivid, scintillating riesling. Drink by 2040.
96 Points
Mike Bennie – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Finely constructed with such purity and complexity, showing aromas of kaffir limes, struck match, white flowers, lemon peel and slate. The palate has very high energy and tension with a driving acidity and powerful undertone that will unravel for years to come. Made from vines planted on limestone in 1962, bringing a chalky aspect to the wine. Excellent. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
96 Points
JamesSuckling.com

The 2024 The Florita Riesling is tense and tightly coiled, with lemon zest, beeswax, green apple, cheesecloth, white pepper and shaved fennel. I find this to be quite a compact and savory iteration of the Florita, far less floral and talc-like than other years. I am looking to the acid drive and the phenolic presence for direction here, and both suggest that patience may be rewarded. 12.4% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2028-2039.
95 Points
Erin Larkin – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate