Hatch Clare Valley Watervale Riesling 2025

There are few people in this country who know more about making great Rieslings than Chris Hatcher, who cut his teeth on this variety in his early years, but was then as chief winemaker with Mildara Blass, responsible for vintage after vintage of great Rieslings. This one he gets from Watervale and it is so perfectly completed in every way. Fragrant, highly perfumed notes show a mix of orange rind and lemon rind with a slightly pithy character. The palate has a deep intensity and a razor-sharp acidity, but it sits with textural complexity, lifted with that slightly lemon zest and lime zest character. It’s a thoroughly engaging and beautiful example of Australian Riesling.