Gibson Burkes Hill Riesling 2024
- 92
- $40
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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Similar to gazing at the Southern Ocean in winter and feeling an involuntary shiver, smelling this wine makes me salivate. Grapefruit sorbet, preserved lime and musk sticks. It’s fabulously coy and wildly exotic all at once. In the mouth, it’s dry as a bone. Wet steel, river stones and the sensation of getting your tongue stuck to a frozen pole (in a good way) come to mind. The acid is brisk and mouth-watering, carrying the wine through a long, citrus-laced finish. Very reminiscent of its regional style. I’d happily pour this over an oyster and slurp it back while smiling ear to ear.
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.
