Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2025
- 94
- $25
- Drink by: 2025-2040
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The fruit for this fine Riesling comes from a range of vineyards across the Clare Valley, all estate. Yet another wine showing that despite warmer and drier conditions, 2025 is looking like an excellent vintage with some serious longevity. Transparent straw in colour, this is pristine, poised and taut. A classic Clare Valley Riesling. Lovely notes of florals and limes on the nose, with citrus, grapefruit and river stones. Has some serious persistence and an appealing touch of bitey acidity on the finish. It will easily handle twelve to fifteen years in the seller but is very attractive already.
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.
