Jeanneret Watervale Riesling 2023
- 94
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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From a fine vintage for the Clare Valley, this hails from one of its legendary sub-regions, Watervale, and a single vineyard at that. A whopping 81 days on lees. The colour is a very pale lemon. The nose gives us lemons and limes, spices, grapefruit, florals and even a touch of fig and peach with good zesty acidity. The wine is long, balanced and focused to enjoy over the next decade.
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.
