Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling 2023
- 97
- $58
Share
People talk about the power of Burgundy. We should be talking about the power of Frankland River Riesling. More specifically, Frankland Estate’s Single Vineyard Rieslings. Winemaker Brian Kent is pushing the boundaries of ripeness, whilst still retaining the mouth-watering acid we love from Riesling. The 2023 vintage definitely has one cowboy boot firmly planted in Germany-yehaaah! One of my favourite wines of the year. The palate is dense with lime cordial, taut grapefruit, and candied ginger. A wine you can still taste the following day. All elements, separately, are wildly intense, yet together, they create physical poetry in your mouth. The wine’s better than sex. Taut and pure, it’s almost as if you can taste the biodynamic farming and crisp Great Southern air.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
