Limefinger The Learnings Watervale Riesling 2022

Another truly superb Watervale Riesling from the great 2022 vintage. Drink now or in a decade, take your pick. The fruit comes from the St Clare Gardens ‘Honey Home Block’, northeast of Watervale at 400 metres elevation. Planted on own roots in 2002, the vineyard is deep, red loam over limestone and red clay. A dilute, pale green/gold. Thrilling aromatics with spices, florals, summer greens and dry herbs, but it is the citrus that wins the day here – lemons, kaffir limes, glacéd lemon notes. Finely focused with bright energy and vibrant acidity driving the palate, it is very long and the balance is knife-edge. This has ten years plus and is a cracker – the score will go even higher in time.