2025 Nicks Secret PLSV Clare Valley Riesling

From the Watervale sub region, Skilly Valley, which runs north to south on the valley floor, vines grow in sandy loam soils over broken quartz. Protected from the extremes of the summer sun by the valley sides, the grapes from these vines produce Riesling with a natural crisp acid backbone.

Lean and tense yet intensely flavoured with an electric feel and long piercing finish.

Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the edges. Lime and lemon scents leap from the glass trailed by some orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Lean and tense yet intensely flavoured, zesty lime and lemon fruits shimmer across the palate with an electric feel. Orange rind, chalky talc and steely mineral elements thread their way through the zingy back half. Super crisp acidity with a long piercing, steely mineral laced finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 10.3%

Other Reviews….
The Skilly Valley is a sub-region of Watervale. And the minerally character in the wine comes from the sandy loam soils over broken quartz. It’s quite a delicate wine, heavily scented with light florals and appley citrus notes with just a hint of musk stick. The palate is fine, and although delicate, has a tremendous driving intensity with that typical Riesling tension. It finishes long and picks up very subtle stone fruit nuances as it flows through. Drink 2025-2035.
94 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

A sub-region of Watervale. You’d not expect 2025 to be a good vintage, given it was so dry, yet here we are. The proof is in the pudding (or glass as it may be).
My word this is a juicy wine. Green mango, lime and lemongrass, a spicy almost peppery top note. It has crunch and grip, lime and sherbet, definitely a sort of Thai salad sort of thing happening, and quite stony texture on a gently grippy finish of very good length. It’s maybe a little bit rugged, though I kind of like that. Flavour is not a problem for this wine, despite its very modest alcohol. Very nice. Drink 2025-2034.
94 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

Exquisitely dry, gently textural, whispered with slate and full of class. This is Clare Valley riesling at its dry, persistent, mouthwatwering best. Lime, floral notes, slate and a whisper of strawberry and/or blackcurrant bud. It’s a beautiful, dry, crisp riesling, light, lingering and ultimately satisfying.
94 Points
CampbellMattinson.com