Knappstein The Insider Clare Valley Riesling 2024

A seriously interesting style of Riesling, from the Clare Valley and an excellent vintage there. The team divided the fruit and put part through a cool ferment in stainless steel, which they stopped early, with the second parcel placed in barrel for fermentation, which also sees a portion of skin contact. The combination produces a delightful, if delightfully different style of Riesling. The colour is a very pale yet shining lemon hue. This is intense with quite lifted aromatics, notably lemon and jasmine, with spices and hints of kumquats. There is some fruit sweetness – stopping part of the fermentation early will have contributed – but a clean finish, very long. Good intensity carries the full ride, with juicy acidity. An absolute must for Riesling lovers, this should drink beautifully for the best part of a decade.