Holm Oak Riesling 2025
- 93
- $32
- Drink by: 2025-2037
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The vineyard at the team’s estate in the Tamar Valley, which was used to provide the fruit for this Riesling, has three clones in it, although no one knows exactly what they are. The 2025 vintage was warm and dry, providing a fuller and slightly richer style. A very pale lemon hue, the nose gives us notes of oyster shells, spices and grapefruit. All things are relative, and while there is a degree of richness to this, it is still a minerally and slightly leaner style. Exactly what you would expect from this style of vintage in Tasmania. There is good focus and the wine lifts on the palate. Tightly wound, it has serious length and we can anticipate an exciting future. The palate sees the emergence of some very attractive lemon curd notes. Should drink beautifully for ten to twelve years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
